English And French Influence On Canada

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Canada was inhabited by the Vikings first in the year 100AD. The Vikings as usual didn’t stay and left the Americas. Later in the 1500s and 1600s were taken over by the English and French. The French established many cities and the most important were Quebec and Montreal. They ruled the area “New France” for about 230 years. The French and Spanish gained a lot of wealth from Canada. The major product was beaver hides which they brought back to Europe to sell and make profit. Unfortunately in 1760 all that wealth soon ended when the English took over all of the French ruled territories in Canada. Then for those next 75 years Canada was ruled by Great Britain. Then in 1867 Canada became a dominion meaning they had their own central government