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Put it in order

Colonial Canada, 1534 to 1867. Part of colonial canada.

Put it in order

Colonial Canada, 1534 to 1867 · Alberta Grade 4 · maddyhelps.com

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The events are jumbled. Number them from 1 (earliest) to 8 (latest) in the boxes, using the dates as a check. Then answer the question at the bottom.

Order	Year	What happened
	1783	Loyalists begin arriving from the United States after the American Revolution.
	1534	Jacques Cartier sails into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and claims land for France.
	1848	Responsible government, first in Nova Scotia and then in the Province of Canada.
	1670	The Hudson's Bay Company is given the right to trade across Rupert's Land.
	1867	Confederation: four provinces become the Dominion of Canada on July 1.
	1608	Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec City, the heart of New France.
	1837	Rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada demand a government that answers to voters.
	1763	The Treaty of Paris: France hands New France to Britain.

Which event made New France British?

How many years from Cartier to Confederation?

For the grown-up

Put it in order

In order: 1. 1534; 2. 1608; 3. 1670; 4. 1763; 5. 1783; 6. 1837; 7. 1848; 8. 1867. The Treaty of Paris, 1763. From 1534 to 1867 is 333 years.

The subtraction at the end is there to make the length of this period felt. Three hundred and thirty-three years is longer than Canada has existed as a country.

Why this matters is on the colonial canada page. More sheets