Canada- History

1000
the Vikings came
1497
G. Caboto landed on Newfoundland
1535
territory became French dominion
1605
founded first colony, Port Royal
1608
founded Quebec, centre of New France
1623
New Scotland is the first English colony in Canada
1670
founded Company of Hudson’s Bay[i]
1713
in the Utrecht Peace Treaty the French gave the area around Hudson Bay to England
1754-63
seven years war
1759
French defeated[ii] near Quebec
1760
French surrender[iii] near Montreal
1763
peace in Paris
1774-83
Quebec law (all territories located western from Appalachian Mountains[iv] joined to Quebec) - against American colonists
1775-76
Americans attempt to conquest British Canada
1791
Quebec was separated to French-speaking Lower Canada and English-speaking Upper Canada by constitutional act
1818
border with USA on 49° created
1837-38
unsuccessful anti-British insurrection[v]
1840
joined Upper and Lower Canada by act of union
1867
Canada became British dominion
1896
gold in valley of Klondike river founded, golden rush started
1931
Westminster status - independence of Canada in the Commonwealth
1945
member of the OSN
1981
English and French languages are equal
1982
cancelled last formal law connections with Great Britain
80’s-90’s
referendum about political reforms - federalists were unsuccessful
1993
Canada joined the agreement of NAFTA
1994
separatist party won in the Quebec elections
1995
conflict with the EU countries about fishing
1995 - October
federalists won in the referendum in Quebec
[i] společnost Hudsonova zálivu
[ii] poraženi
[iii] kapitulovat
[iv] Apalačské pohoří
[v] povstání