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CHART XII.

isoo French Period

1600

1700

English Period

1800

Dominion of Canada

1900

1497. Cabot discovered Newfoundland. 1498. Sebastian Cabot discovered Hudson Strait. 1500. Cortereal entered Gulf of St. Lawrence. 1518. Baron de Levy visited Sable Island. 1524. Verazzano explored coast of Nova Scotia. 34. Jacques Cartier— first landing on Canadian soil. 35. Cartier' s second voyage — visits Stadcona (Quebec) and Hochelaga (Montreal). 76-78. Frobisher explores Arctic Canada. 85. John Davis discovered Davis Strait. 98. Marquis de la Roche lands convicts on Sable Island. 04. DeMonfcs and Champlain on coast of Nova Scotia. 05. Port Royal founded by Pout-rincourt. OS. Quebec founded by Champlain. 09. Champlain defeated Troquois and discovered Lake Cham-plain. 10. Henry Hudson 'explores Hudson Bay. 11. Jesuits arrive in Acadia. 13. St. Johns, Newfoundland, founded. Port Royal destroyed by Argall. 16. Wm. Baffin explores Baffin's Bay. 17. Iroquois invade Canada. 23. English in Nova Scotia. 29. Capture of Quebec by English. 32. Treaty of St. Germain. Quebec restored to France. 35. Lake Michigan discovered by Nicollet. 40. Lake Erie discovered by Jesuits. 42. Montreal founded. 64. Acadia taken by English. 55. Treaty of Westminster. Canada and Acadia restored to France. 68. Pere Marquette founded Mission at Sault Ste. Marie. 70. Hudson Bay Company founded. 89. Lachine massacre. 90. Phipps captures Port Royal — is repulsed at Quebec. 91. Schuyler's raid into Canada. 96. Nova Scotia made royal province. 98. Population of Canada 18,355. 09-11. Canada invaded by English; Port Royal taken by Nicholson. 13. Treaty at Utrecht. Louisburg  ; founded. 19. First government founded by English in Nova Scotia. 45. Louisburg captured. 48. Louisburg restored to France j by Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. 49. Halifax founded. 55. Expulsion of Acadians. 68. Representative government established in Nova Scotia.

Seven Years' War.
58. Capture    of     Louisburg    by English. 68. Battle of Ticonderoga. 59. Siege   of  Quebec;    defeat   of French on  Plains of Abraham by General Wolfe; surrender of Quebec. 60. Capitulation of Montreal. 63. Treaty of Paris.   Canada and all   its   dependencies   surrendered to English.
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Pop. 17G3 about 60,000. 68. Conspiracy of Pontiac. 64. Montreal partly destroyed by fire. 69. Prince Edward Island made a separate province. 74. Quebec Act. 75. American Revolution. Invasion of Canada by Americans. Montgomery defeated at Quebec. 83. Treaty of Versailles. Canadian southern boundary established. 84. New Brunswick and Cape Breton made separate provinces. 91. Constitutional Act. Province divided into Upper and Lower Canada. Pop. 161,811. 94. Toronto founded. 09. First steamboat on St. Lawrence. 12. War of 1812. 12. Surrender of Detroit. 12. Americans repulsed at Queens-ton and at Odelltown. 18. Battle of Frenchtown. 18. Capture of Ogdensburg. 18. Battle of Stony Creek. 18. Battle of Lake Erie. 18. Battle of Moraviantown. 13. Battle of Chateaugay. 18. Battle of Chryslers Farm. 18. Capture of Fort Niagara. 14. Battle of La Colle Mitt. 14. Fort Erie taken. 14. Battle of Chippewa. 14. Battle of Lundy's Lane. 14. Family Compact. 16. Common schools established in Upper Canada. 25. Miramichi fire. 83. "Royal William," first steamboat crossed the Atlantic from Quebec. 87-88. Papineau's Rebellion. 87-38. Mackenzie's Rebellion. 41. Upper and Lower Canada united. 42. Ashburton's Treaty, settling boundary dispute. 68. Capital removed to Ottawa. 58. Atlantic Cable laid. 64. Quebec conference. 66. Fenian invasion. 67. Confederation formed and Dominion proclaimed. 67. Original Confederation. Ontario, area 260,862 Sq. M. Quebec. " 351,873 SQ. M. Nova Scotia, 21,428 Sq. M. New Brunswick, 27,985 Sq. M. Lord Monck, first Governor-general. 69. Red River Rebellion. 70. Northwest territories added i to Dominion. 70. Manitoba admitted. 70. Fenian raid. 71. Treaty of Washington. 71. British Columbia admitted. 71. First Dominion Census. Pop. four provinces, 3,485.761 Manitoba, 18,995 British Columbia, 80,247 Prince Edw. Island, 94,021 Total, 3,635,024 78. Prince Edward Island admitted. 76. Keewatin Territory created; area 470,416 sq. miles. 77. Halifax fisheries award. 80. All^ British America except Newfoundland annexed to Dominion. 82. Districts of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Athabasca created. 85. Saskatchewan Rebellion. 85. Canadian Pacific Railway completed. 95. Districts created from unorganized territory. Ungava, area 854. 961 Sq. M. Franklin, " 600,000 Sq. M. Mackenzie, " 562, 182 Sq. M. Yukon, " 196.976 Sq. M. 97. Behring Sea award, $464,000. 98. Yukon made a territory. 01. Decennial Census of British Empire. Population: Eng. and Wales . . 32,526,075  ! Scotland ..... 4,472,000 i Ireland ..... 4,456,546  ! Islands ..... 150,599 i India ...... 294.26H.701 1 Canada ..... 5,369,666 Australia .... 5,000,000 Other portions - . 51,417,629 [ Total, 897,659,216 01. Duke and Duchess of Cornwall visit Canada. 01. Australian Federation com- j pleted. 02. Death of Earl of Dufferin. 02. First message by Pacific cable j from Australia. } 08. Alaskan boundary settlement. 03. Grand Trunk Pacific Railway 5,000 miles long projected. 04. Great fire in Toronto. 04. Dominion exhibition in Winnipeg, i

04. Great fire in Winnipeg. 04. Earl Grey appointed Governor-general. 04. Miles of railway in Dominion, 19,611. 05. Government defeated in provincial election. 05. Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan   created   out   of Northwest territories. 08. Government   sustained in important   elections  involving railway    and    development policies.   • 11. Borden elected Premier. 11. Duke of Connaught appointed Governor- General. 12.   Boundaries of  Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Northwest Territories  enlarged;   Ungava, Franklin and Mackenzie absorbed.

I England

09. Henry VIII. 53. Bloody Mary. 68. Elizabeth. 87. Mary Queen ol Scots beheaded.
France
15. Francis I. 47. Henry II. 59. Francis II. 62. Huguenot War. 74. Henry III. 89. Henry IV.

England

08. James I. 11. Translation of Bible. 49. Oliver   Cromwell.   The   Commonwealth. CO. Charles II. 85. James II. 88. William,   Prince   of   Orange. Milton.   Locke.
France
10. Louis XIII. 29. Cardinal Richelieu. 48. Louis XIV. 48. Wars of the Fronde. 87. Peace of Ryswick.
Germany
18. Thirty Years' War begins. 40. Frederick William the Great. 48. Peace of Westphalia.

England

02. War with France. 13. Peace of Utrecht. 14. George I. 29. George II. 89. War with Spain. 46. Charles,   son   of   Pretender, defeated at Culloden. 56. War with France. 60. George III. 75. American Revolution. 93. War with France.
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France

! 15. Louis XV. ! 88. Peace of Vienna. 1 48. Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. 63. Peace of Paris. f 74. Louis XVI. j 83. Peace of Versailles. j 98. The Revolution.
1        Various Countries
1 40-48. War  of  Austrian   Succes-i            sion. j 40. Frederick II. the Great. j 56. Seven Years' War. i 25. Catherine I., Russia. j 27. Elizabeth, Russia. 83. War   between     France     and Poland. j 96. Napoleon invaded Italy.

England

05. Battle of Trafalgar. 07. Slave trade abolished. 08. Peninsular War. 14. Peace with France. 15. War with Napoleon renewed. 20. George IV. 29. William IV. 37. Victoria crowned. 54. Crimean War. 57. Mutiny in India. 67. War with Abyssinia. 97. Queen's diamond jubilee. 99. Boer War.

Various Countries

04. Bonaparte, emperor. 04. Francis II. of Austria. 14. Louis XVIII. of France. 15. Waterloo.      Napoleon     overthrown. 48. Hungarian     War.       Francis Joseph of Austria. 52. Napoleon III. 61. Alexander II. of Russia emancipates serfs. 70. War   between   Germany   and France. 71. William  I., Emperor of   Ger-|               many. 71. Republic of France. 88. Frederick III. of Germany. 88. William II. of Germany. 94. China-Japan War. 98. Spanish-American War.

England

01. Victoria died. 01. Edward VII., King. 02. Boer War ended. 10. Edward  VII. died.    George V. King. 10. South African I'nion formed.
Various Countries
04. Construction    Panama    Canal undertaken by   the  United States. 04-5. Russo-Japanese War. 00. Revolt in Russia. 06. First  Russian  Douma elected and convened. 06. Destruction   of San Francisco by earthquake and tire. 08. English troops evacuate Tibet after     occupation    uf   four years. 08. Bulgarian   independence   declared-