Canadian Settlement

The vast forested and rocky wildernesses of Canada were home to First Nations peoples, their settlements ranging from coast to coast to coast for thousands of years.

In the early 1500s, explorers set foot on the craggy coastline of Newfoundland; the tales of Vikings Erik the Red and Leif the Lucky opened the door to North America. The French braved the wilds of the Maritimes and Quebec beginning in 1535, and the British soon set sights on Canada. Expansion followed, the voyageurs and settlers penetrating deep into the unspoiled regions of the country.

Alliances, competitions, skirmishes, gruesome bloody battles, and conquests of peoples and territories were all brought to vibrant life in the settlement of Canada.

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Smallpox Devastated Canadian First Nations Peoples 1780 -1782

The numbers killed were unclear, but the consequences of smallpox were heart-breaking for the natives in the Hudson's Bay region of Canada.

May 20, 2012 – Susanna McLeod

The Real Pioneer Wives of Fort Langley

Just like their botoxed and blonde TV counterparts, these Canadian belles added drama and flair to the male dominated establishment in the1800's.

Mar 8, 2012 – Lisa Loewen

Fur Trader and Red River Settler Alexander Ross (1783-1856)

Alexander Ross came to Upper Canada as a fur trader in 1804. Plying his trade, he and his family settled on the Red River, creating a higher-class community

Feb 25, 2012 – Susanna McLeod

A Slave, Marie-Josèphe Angélique Hanged for Montreal Fire in 1734

Attempting to flee with her white lover, Marie-Josèphe Angélique was caught. She was accused of lighting a blaze in Montreal, tortured and put to death

Feb 8, 2012 – Susanna McLeod

11-Year-Old Hannah Ingraham Fled American Revolution with Family

With little food and a harsh Nova Scotia winter, the Ingraham family survived to set down roots in Canada, members of the United Empire Loyalists

Jan 27, 2012 – Susanna McLeod

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