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shores of Newfoundland on behalf of King Henry VII of England.
His crew were welcomed by indigenous tribes. However, the THE HUDSON’S
Europeans exposed many natives to devastating diseases, BAY COMPANY
such as smallpox, which they had no resistance to. In 1610, English
voyager Henry Hudson
The French Arrival landed at the bay that
French interest in the New World and its wealth of natural still bears his name.
resources began in the 16th century, and explorer Jacques The bay’s access to
Cartier made his first voyage to the Atlantic provinces in 1534. many key waterways
Soon after, Samuel de Champlain built the first permanent and trading routes
settlement at what is now Quebec City in 1608. ensured the fortunes
of the fur trade.
Anglo-French Hostilities Founded in 1670, the
Throughout the 18th century, hostilities between the French Hudson’s Bay Company
and English in Europe spilled over into the New World. Anglo- won control of the
French tensions were exacerbated by religion: the English were lands that drained into
largely Protestant and the French Catholic. This culminated in the bay, gaining a fur-
the colony of Quebec being divided in 1791 into the mainly trading monopoly
English-speaking Upper Canada (now Ontario), and majority over the area.
French-speaking Lower Canada (now Quebec).

1534 1676
Jacques Cartier Population of
sails up the New France
St. Lawrence River swells to 8,500

1608 1774
Samuel de Champlain 1610 The Quebec Act grants
founds Quebec City, French colonists rights
creating the first Henry Hudson to their own language
permanent European explores and religion
settlement in Canada Hudson Bay

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