(1679) Hudson Bay Company given exclusive rights in Rupert's Land, including most of Alberta
(1754) Anthony Henday, first European arrives
(1778) Peter Pond expedition set up trading posts
(1788) Permanent trading posts established in Peace River district
(1792) Fort George built by North West Company
(1795) Fort Edmonton built
1800's
(1803) U. S. bought part of Alberta in Louisiana Purchase
(1821) North West Company, Hudson Bay Company merged, created fur trade monopoly covering one-quarter of North America
(1837) Two-thirds of Blackfoot Indians died from smallpox epidemic
(1843) Father Thibault established mission
(1857) Captain John Palliser commissioned by British Government to explore Canadian West
(1867) British North American Act created Dominion of Canada
(1869) Hudson Bay Company sold Rupert's Land to Dominion of Canada; Crowfoot became chief of Blackfoot tribe
(1872) Free homestead of 160 acres offered due to passage of Dominion Act
(1874) 49th Parallel surveyed
(1876) Treaty No. 6 signed - Crees and Assiniboine surrendered lands in central Alberta to government
(1877) Treaty No. 7 - Blackfoot, Blood, Peigan, Sarcee, Tsuu, Stoney indians ceded lands in southern Alberta to government
(1881) Commercial ranching began in foothills, annual leases offered for one cent per acre
(1882) Northwest Territories divided into four districts: Alberta, Assiniboia East, Assiniboia West, Saskatchewan; Provisional District of Alberta created
(1883) Canadian Pacific Railway reached Calgary
(1887) Government set land aside near Banff, established first National Park
(1896) Western Settlement Campaign brought many immigrants to Alberta
(1899) Beaver, Chipewyan, Cree, Slavey indians ceded lands in northern Alberta to government
