Annex HC, Appendix 1 to EO MX01.01 History of Canada in 30 minutes or less
in 30 minutes or less
Prehistoric hunters cross over into Canada from Asia |
Leif Ericsson leads a Viking expedition to the New World |
John Cabot reaches Newfoundland |
Jacques Cartier first explores the St. Lawrence region |
Samuel de Champlain establishes a French colony at Quebec City |
Hudson’s Bay Company is formed |
Expulsion of the Acadians |
Battle of the Plains of Abraham: Quebec City is captured |
War of 1812: U.S. invades Canada |
Confederation (first four provinces: Quebec, Ontario, N.S., and N.B.) |
Province of Manitoba is created |
British Columbia joins Canada |
Prince Edward Island joins Canada |
Canadian Pacific Railway is completed |
The provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan are created |
World War I |
Women win the vote in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta |
The Great Depression |
World War II |
Newfoundland joins Canada |
Korean War |
St. Lawrence Seaway (major transportation route) officially opens |
Native Canadians win the right to vote |
Canada gets its own flag |
October Crisis: political kidnappings, Ottawa suspends civil rights |
Constitution comes home — with a Charter of Rights and Freedoms |
The new Arctic territory of Nunavut is created |
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