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The first powered heavier-than-air flight in Canada occurred on Bras d'Or Lake at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, when John Alexander Douglas McCurdy piloted the AEA Silver Dart over a flight of less than 1 kilometer. [82] 1910: 4 May: Royal Canadian Navy is established. [83] 1914: 4 August: Great Britain declares war on Germany, bringing Canada into the ...
So many Loyalists arrived on the shores of the St. John River that a separate colony—New Brunswick—was created in 1784; [102] followed in 1791 by the division of Quebec into the largely French-speaking Lower Canada (French Canada) along the St. Lawrence River and the Gaspé Peninsula and an anglophone Loyalist Upper Canada, with its capital ...
Animated map of North America's territorial evolution from 1750 to 2008 — in the interactive SVG version on a compatible browser, hover over the timeline to step through time. British America (Colonial America) – (1583–1783) St. John's, Newfoundland (from 1583, English) British Arctic Territories — (from 16th century)
This is a chronology and timeline of the European colonization of the Americas, with founding dates of selected European settlements. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Pre–Columbus
The Cantino World Map was the first map showing the world-wide discoveries of Portugal. The map shows a representation of what is probably Newfoundland with the caption that this land belongs to Portugal. [4] c. 1502: A vessel, the Gabriel, owned by Bristol merchants returned from North America with three indigenous captives. [5]
The United Kingdom transferred most of its remaining land in North America to Canada, with the North-Western Territory and Rupert's Land becoming the North-West Territories. [e] The British government made the transfer after Canada and the Hudson's Bay Company agreed to the terms, including a payment of £300,000 from Canada to the Company. [18]
c. 3500 BC: In Canada's south-west Yukon, the beaver tooth gouge comes into use. It becomes an important tool for woodworking in the subarctic area. c. 2700 BC: Copper implements and ornaments are fashioned by the "Old Copper" culture of Wisconsin from ore found in the area around Lake Superior.
In Canada this was mirrored by the Quiet Revolution and the emergence of Quebec nationalism. Mexico experienced an era of huge economic growth after World War II, a heavy industrialization process and a growth of its middle class, a period known in Mexican history as the "El Milagro Mexicano" (Mexican miracle).