(1534)French Explorer, Jacques Cartier, planted cross on Gaspe Peninsula, south shore of Saint Lawrence River, claimed area for France; first province of New France
(1535) Expedition led by Jacques Cartier sailed into Saint Lawrence River
(1541) Jean-Francois de la Roque de Roberval made lieutenant of New France; given orders to establish colony; Cartier founded Charlesbourg Royal, first French establishment in America
(1581 - 1584) Expeditions organized by French merchants explored Canada for fur
1600's
(1609) Samuel De Champlain joined expedition against Iroquois; French and Hurons victorious
(1627) Seigneurial system introduced by King Louis XIV of France, forbade settlement in New France by anyone other than Roman Catholics
(1629)French trading post, Tadoussac, captured by brothers David, Lous, Thomas Kirke of England; demanded Champlain to surrender Quebec
(1632) Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye signed; Acadia and Quebec returned to France; Couillard-Hebert family received first back slave
(1634) Sieur de La Violette founded fur trading post and fort, now Trois Rivieres
(1641) French and Iroquois Wars began
(1648) Huron country destroyed, Hurons relocated to ile D'Orleans
(1663) New France became royal province under King Louis XIV
(1665) Carignan-Saleires regiment destroyed five Mohawk villages
(1685) King Louis XIV decreed Code Noir (Black Code),ordered all Jews out of French colonial empire; defined slavery rules, restricted activities of free Negroes; forbade any religious activities other than Roman Catholic
(1689) Iroquois warriors attacked Lachine settlement, klled or tortured most inhabitants (Lachine Massacre)
1700's
(1701) 39 First Nation tribes, French Colonial Government signed Great Peace of Montreal
(1702) Queen Anne's War between France and Great Britain began
(1712) New France extended from Newfoundland to Lake Superior, from Hudson Bay to Gulf of Mexico
(1713) Treaty of Utrecht ended Queen Anne's War
(1731) Construction began on Chemin du roy (King's Road) between Quebec City and Montreal
(1734) Marie-Joseph Angelique, black slave, hanged for burning owner's house
(1754) Beginning of French and Indian War between Great Britain and France
(1759) Quebec City siege began; British troops defeated French troops in Battle of Plains of Abraham near Quebec City; Quebec City surrendered; government of New France moved to Montreal
