Chapter 7 – Section 1Pages 155-159

TEKS: 1A, 5A, 6A, 7B, 8A, 11C, 12B, 17A, 21A, 21C, 22A, 22B, 22C

Before European Settlement…A.D. 980 – Viking Erik the Red sailed to

Greenland.

A.D. 1000 – Erik’s son Leif landed on modern-day Newfoundland.

Colonization by France and Great Britain

1497 – John Cabot claims area for England.

1600s – French show up and claim same area.Both countries interested in the fishing/fur

trade.

The countries fought for the land in the French and Indian War (1754-1763).

French and Indian War

Steps Toward UnityCanada became divided:Roman Catholic FrenchProtestant English

1791 – British government split Canada into two provinces (Upper/Lower).

This did not end conflict……

Dominion of Canada - 1867It had self-government

but still part of British Empire.

1871 - Canada stretched from Atlantic to Pacific.

1931 – Formal ‘Partnership’

Continental Expansion and Development1885 – Continental

Railway is completed.

Less than a decade later, gold found in Yukon Territory.

Gold and other minerals led to more railroads and towns.

Canada’s Government

Parliamentary government - Legislative and executive functions are combined.

The majority party’s leader in Parliament becomes the prime minister – or head of the government.