![]() ![]() "Canada" was adopted as the legal name of the new country and the word " Dominion" was conferred as the country's title. In 1867, the Province of Canada was joined with two other British colonies of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia through Confederation, forming a self-governing entity. The two provinces were united as the Province of Canada by the Act of Union 1840, which came into force in 1841. The now British Province of Quebec was divided into Upper and Lower Canada in 1791. France ceded nearly all its North American possessions to the United Kingdom in 1763 at the Treaty of Paris after the Seven Years' War. The colony of New France was claimed in 1534 with permanent settlements beginning in 1608. ![]() ![]() Some of these older civilizations had long faded by the time of the first European arrivals and have been discovered through archeological investigations.įrom the late 15th century, French and British expeditions explored, colonized, and fought over various places within North America in what constitutes present-day Canada. Prior to European colonization, the lands encompassing present-day Canada were inhabited for millennia by Indigenous peoples, with distinct trade networks, spiritual beliefs, and styles of social organization. The history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to North America thousands of years ago to the present day. The Battle of the Plains of Abraham was a pivotal battle during the French and Indian War over the fate of New France, influencing the later creation of Canada. ![]()
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