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c. 1600 - Approximately 250,000 First Nations and Inuit (Eskimo) inhabit what is now Canada. May 26, 1603 - After being dispatched by the King of France, Samuel de Champlain drops anchor in Tadoussac in what would become the province of Quebec. [1] [2]
This is a brief timeline of the history of Canada, comprising important social, economic, political, military, legal, and territorial changes and events in Canada and its predecessor states. Prehistory
See Slavery in Canada. 1632 - Gabriel Sagard publishes Le Grand Voyage au pays des Hurons (The Great Voyage in Huron country) and a dictionary of the Huron language. 1634 - Sieur de La Violette founds a fur trading post and a fort, which later becomes the town of Trois-Rivières.
Pages in category "1600s in Canada" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Timeline of New France history (1534–1607)
The Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre, or Manitou Mounds, [68] is Canada's premier concentration of ancient burial mounds. [69] It is located on a river stretch known as Long Sault Rapids on the north side of Rainy River , approximately 54 kilometres (34 miles) east of Fort Frances , in the Rainy River District of Northwestern Ontario ...
The history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to North America thousands of years ago to the present day. The lands encompassing present-day Canada have been inhabited for millennia by Indigenous peoples , with distinct trade networks, spiritual beliefs, and styles of social organization.
The name "Canada" is the Iroquoian word for settlement or village and possibly indicates that some of the St. Lawrence Iroquoians who had disappeared before 1583 had settled at this place. [ 43 ] 1598 : The Marquis de la Roche de Mesgouez was appointed lieutenant-general of Canada by the king of France and established a colony with 50 men ...
In 1600, a trading post was established at Tadoussac, but only five of the sixteen settlers survived the winter and returned home that summer. [27] In 1604, the first year-round permanent settlement was founded by Samuel de Champlain at Île-Saint-Croix on Baie Française ( Bay of Fundy ), which was moved to Port-Royal in 1605. [ 28 ]