Annex HC, Appendix 1 to EO MX01.01 History of Canada  in 30 minutes or less 

History of Canada
in 30 minutes or less
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Prehistoric hunters cross over into Canada from Asia

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Leif Ericsson leads a Viking expedition to the New World

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John Cabot reaches Newfoundland

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Jacques Cartier first explores the St. Lawrence region

Samuel de Champlain establishes a French colony at Quebec City

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Hudson’s Bay Company is formed

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Expulsion of the Acadians

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Battle of the Plains of Abraham: Quebec City is captured

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War of 1812: U.S. invades Canada

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Confederation (first four provinces: Quebec, Ontario, N.S., and N.B.)

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Province of Manitoba is created

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British Columbia joins Canada

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Prince Edward Island joins Canada

Canadian Pacific Railway is completed

The provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan are created

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World War I

Women win the vote in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta

The Great Depression

World War II

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Newfoundland joins Canada

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Korean War

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St. Lawrence Seaway (major transportation route) officially opens

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Native Canadians win the right to vote

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Canada gets its own flag

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October Crisis: political kidnappings, Ottawa suspends civil rights

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Constitution comes home — with a Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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The new Arctic territory of Nunavut is created

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