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* c. 1600 - Approximately 250,000
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. * May 26, 1603 - After being dispatched by the King of France,
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drops anchor in
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in what would become the province of Quebec. * June 22, 1603 - Champlain travelled up the
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near Stadcona, which would later become Quebec City. * May 8, 1604 - Sieur de Mons and Champlain, along with 120 settlers, sail from France and anchor in an
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) cove. After exploring the coast down to what is now Maine, they decide to settle at Saint Croix Island for the winter. By the spring of 1605, thirty-five of the settlers had died. Of the eighty or so remaining settlers, only eleven were considered to be in good physical condition. * 1605 - Champlain and his group move from Saint Croix Island to
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, Nova Scotia on the
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(later to be named Annapolis Royal by the British), and establish Canada's first permanent settlement. * 1606: Mattieu da Costa travels with the Champlain expedition to Port Royal. He serves as an interpreter between the French and the Micmac Indians of the area. * July 1606 - Fifty additional settlers (all male) were brought to Port Royal by Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt. * 1605-07: The Europeans are welcomed by Mi'kmaq Grand Chief Membertou, who converts to Catholicism, makes a wampum-belt treaty with the
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. * August 1607 - Despite demonstrating that a settlement in Canada could be successful, the colonists were ordered by the King to abandon Port Royal and head back to France. * June / July 1608 - Champlain returns to Tadoussac before finally heading to
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and reestablishing a permanent settlement in Canada.
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and Nicolas Marsolet were a part of this voyage. * Summer / Fall 1608 - In order to protect the colony from the coming winter, Champlain built a large storehouse and accommodation building called l'habitation. The pace that Champlain demanded for construction caused a mutiny that resulted in the ringleader being hanged and beheaded. * 1609 - Champlain allies himself with the Algonquians and with the
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s, who are amenable to
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activities and acts as the principal suppliers of furs. This alliance, however, antagonizes the Iroquoian Confederacy, traditional rivals of the Huron and suppliers of furs to the Dutch in
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. * July 30, 1609 - Accompanied by sixty Algonquin warriors, Champlain heads up what is now the Richelieu River and encounters a Mohawk war party. Having the advantage of long guns on their side, Champlain and his side quickly gained victory * 1609: Champlain supports the
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against the
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at
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. He fires on the Iroquois, setting a pattern of Indian relationships.


See also

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List of French forts in North America This is a list of forts in New France built by the French government or French chartered companies in what later became Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States. They range from large European-type citadels like at Quebec City t ...
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Former colonies and territories in Canada A number of states and polities formerly claimed colonies and territories in Canada prior to the evolution of the current provinces and territories under the federal system. North America prior to colonization was occupied by a variety of indi ...
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List of North American settlements by year of foundation This is a list of settlements in North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east b ...
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Timeline of the European colonization of North America This is a chronology and timeline of the European colonization of the Americas, with founding dates of selected European settlements. Pre–Columbus * 986: Norsemen settle Greenland and Bjarni Herjólfsson sights coast of North America, but do ...
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History of Canada 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 d ...
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Timeline of Canada history 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 8th century 10th century 11th ...


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