See also: 1600s in Canada, other events of the 1610s, 1620s in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. See also: 16th century in Canada, other events of the 1600s, 1610s in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. ... Events and Trends Start of the Golden Age of the Netherlands. ... See also: 1610s in Canada, other events of the 1620s, 1630s in Canada and the list of years in Canada. Events 1620: Pilgrims from England arrive in Plymouth. ... This is a timeline of the history of Canada. ...

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• 1610-11: The English explorer Henry Hudson, in Dutch service, continues the fruitless search for a passage to Asia.

• 1610: Henry Hudson, in service of the Netherlands, explores the river named for him. Hudson explores Hudson Bay in spite of a mutinous crew. Manhattan Indians attack his ship. Mahican people make peaceful contact, and a lucrative fur trade begins.

• 1610: Etienne Brule lives among Huron and is first European to see Lakes Ontario, Huron and Superior.

• 1611: Champlain builds fur post at Montreal.

• 1612: Champlain is named Governor of New France.

• 1613: In response to gunfire aimed at them, the Beothuk of Newfoundland kill 37 French fisherman. The French retaliate by arming the Micmac, traditional enemies of the Beothuk, and offering bounties for scalps. The Beothuk are soon virtually exterminated.

• 1613: Port Royal sacked by Samuel Argall and his pirates from Virginia.

• 1613: St. John's, Newfoundland is founded.

• 1614: Franciscan Recollet friars arrive to convert the Indians.

• 1615: French Roman Catholic missionaries arrive in Canada.

• 1615: Champlain attacks Onondaga villages with the help of a Huron war party, this turning the Iroquois League against the French.

• 1616-20: Smallpox epidemic strikes New England tribes between Narragansett Bay and the Penobscot River.

• 1617: Louis Hebert, an apothecary who had stayed at Port Royal twice, brings his wife and children to Quebec, thus becoming the first true habitant (permanent settler supporting his family from the soil).

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The Mahicans (also Mohicans) are a Native American tribe who were living in and around the Hudson Valley at the time of their first contact with Europeans in 1609. ... // Indian trade The fur trade (also called the Indian trade) was a huge part of the early history of contact in North America between European-Americans and American Indians (now often called Native Americans in the United States and First Nations in Canada). ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Étienne Brûlé (1592 - 1632) was a French explorer in Canada in the 17th century. ... This article is about the First Nations people, the Wyandot, also known as the Huron. ... Lake Ontario (French: lac Ontario), bounded on the north by Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... Lake Huron and the other Great Lakes Lake Huron, bounded on the west by Michigan and on the east by Ontario, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... Lake Superior (known as Gichigami in an Ojibwe language), bounded by Ontario and Minnesota to the north and Wisconsin and Michigan in the south, is the largest of North Americas Great Lakes. ... Events June 23 - Henry Hudsons crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... Samuel de Champlain by Théophile Hamel (1870) Samuel de Champlain (about 1580 – 25 December 1635) was a French geographer, draftsman, explorer and founder of Quebec City. ... Motto: Concordia Salus Coordinates: Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 City Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area    - City 366. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... 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The Mikmaq (also Míkmaq, Micmac; in Quebec, Migmaq) are a First Nations people indigenous to northeastern New England, Canadas Maritimes and the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... Port-Royal was a Cistercian convent in the Vallée de Chevreuse southwest of Paris that launched a number of culturally important institutions. ... Sir Samuel Argall (1572? - 1626?) was an English adventurer and naval officer. ... Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... St. ... Events April 5 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. ... The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... The Recollets (English: Recollects) were a French branch of the Roman Catholic order, the Franciscans (Latin: Ordo Fratrum Minorum), first established in France about 1570. ... Events June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Events June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ... Events October 25 — Dirk Hartog makes the second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at an island off the Western Australian coast Pocahontas arrives in England War between Venice and Austria Collegium Musicum founded in Prague Nicolaus Copernicus De revolutionibus is placed on the Index of Forbidden Books... Events September 6 - English emigrants on the Mayflower depart from Plymouth, England for the future New England and arrive at the end of the year. ... Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) was a highly contagious viral disease unique to humans. ... Narragansett Bay, shown in pink. ... Panorama of the Penobscot River in Millinocket, Maine. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623). ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... The term habitant refers to a resident of New France, the French colony along the St. ...