EUROPEAN ARRIVAL TO CANADA
Leif Erikson: First European in Canada (around AD1000) Leif Erikson Vikings
John Cabot: Italian explorer sent by the British (1497) John CabotKing Henry VII (England)
Jacques Cartier: Sent by the French and explored the St.Lawrence River
Samuel de Champlain Set up the first permanent European settlements in Canada (Port Royal and Quebec) Champlain’s exploration routes
Port Royal and Quebec Port Royal (Nova Scotia)Quebec
MAP OF NEW FRANCE (around 1645)
British control of Hudson Bay
North America 1763
Canada: 1774
Division of Upper and Lower Canada: 1791