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Life in Lower Canada in 1820!
The Cycle 3 Lower Canada in 1820 section is now updated to include all pictures presently used in our Beta testing phase. Browse around using the Lower Canada society menu!…
Iroquois society at time of contact!
The new section for the Iroquois around 1500 is now live. Images have all been posted and you can see them and read all about this society and territory here.
Inca Society & Territory now online!
The newest section to our site on the Incas has been posted. Learn about Inca territory and society, and browse various galleries of photos. Check it out here!
1776 – The American Revolution
THE WAR On July 4, 1776, the Thirteen English colonies declared their independence. They no longer wanted to be ruled by Great Britain and war broke out between Great Britain…
1763 – The Conquest of New France
PEACE, BUT NOT FOR Between 1713 and 1744, the French and English colonies in America lived in peace, but war was not far The English colonies wanted to expand west…
1663 – The Royal Government
Since the founding of Quebec in 1608, New France was a trading post. It is considered a trading post because it was only used for the fur trade. The companies…
1534 to 1542 – The Voyages of Jacques Cartier
After the discovery of Christopher Columbus in 1492, several explorers from European countries (France, England, Portugal & Spain) continued to search for shipping routes to Asia. Jacques Cartier was an…
1492 – The Age of Exploration
For a long time, people believed that the earth was flat. They thought that if someone traveled to the end of the oceans, they would fall off the edge of…