(1632) Quebec, Nova Scotia returned to France in Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye; Scots forced to abandon Fort Royal, turned over to French
1700's
(1713) Treaty of Utrecht gave Nova Scotia to British; Nova Scotia became British colony
(1754) French and Indian War at Port Royal
(1755 - 1763) Great Upheaval - French Acadians transferred to other British-controlled colonies, thousands died
(1758) Nova Scotia leglislature established
(1763)French ceded Cape Breton Island, New Brunswick, St. John's Island (now Prince Edward Island) to British in the Treaty of Paris; joined to Nova Scotia
(1769) Prince Edward Island established as independent colony
(1775) Independence Hurricane struck from South Carolina to Nova Scotia, killed 4,170
(1784) Cape Breton Island, New Brunswick became independent colonies
1800's
(1820) Cape Breton Island rejoined Nova Scotia
(1849) Nova Scotia first colony in British North America, British Empire to become self-governing
(1867) British North American Act joined colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick in one federal union; Dominion of Canada formed, Ottawa capital
(1873) The SS Atlantic, sunk near Peggy's Point, Nova Scotia, 547 killed
(1873) Nova Scotia cyclone sank over 1,000 ships, destroyed bridges, wharves, homes, churches; killed 500
(1895-1898) Joshua Slocum of Nova Scotia, first man to sail solo around world
1900's
(1907) First recorded flight in Canada occurred at Baddeck, Nova Scotia
(1917) Halifax explosion caused by detonation of SS Mont-Blanc cargo ship, loaded with wartime explosives, killed 1,900 people and injured 9,000 (world's largest man-made accidental explosion)
(1918) Nova Scotia women won right to vote, hold provincial office
(1921) Racing schooner, Bluenose, launched at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
(1945) HMCS Esquimalt torpedoed by German U-boat, sunk off Chebucto Head, Nova Scotia
(1955) Canso Causeway between mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island completed
(1956) Conservatives returned to power for first time since Confederation
