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'''*1605: '''Port Royal, now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, was founded by the French in “Acadia.” | '''*1605: '''Port Royal, now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, was founded by the French in “Acadia.” | ||
'''*1608:''' The French established the village of Quebec. | '''*1608:''' The French established the village of Quebec. | ||
'''*1670:''' The Hudson’s Bay Company was chartered by the English to compete with the French for the fur trade in western North America. | '''*1670:''' The Hudson’s Bay Company was chartered by the English to compete with the French for the fur trade in western North America. | ||
'''*1713: '''The English officially received peninsular Nova Scotia, but serious British colonization did not begin until 1749, when Halifax was founded. Newfoundland and the Hudson Bay region were also ceded by the French in 1713. | '''*1713: '''The English officially received peninsular Nova Scotia, but serious British colonization did not begin until 1749, when Halifax was founded. Newfoundland and the Hudson Bay region were also ceded by the French in 1713. | ||
'''*1755–1758:''' | '''*1755–1758:''' Some 6,000 French Acadians were forcibly removed from Nova Scotia. | ||
'''*1762: '''Establishment of the first British community at St. John. | '''*1762: '''Establishment of the first British community at St. John. | ||
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'''*1890: '''The CPR line was built from Moncton to Montreal. | '''*1890: '''The CPR line was built from Moncton to Montreal. | ||
'''*1915: '''The | '''*1915: '''The Grand Trunk Railway linked Moncton to Prince Rupert, BC. | ||
'''*1953: '''Discovery of zinc, lead, copper, silver and pyrite deposits. | '''*1953: '''Discovery of zinc, lead, copper, silver and pyrite deposits. | ||