Canada´s history (0)

Canada ’s History
North America was first settled by people who came from the northern and eastern parts of Asia about 15,000 years ago. They crossed the Bering Strait from Siberia to Alaska . Some of those people followed the Yukon River and found their way south . Others followed the MacKenzie River which opened the way to the plains of the interior , and then travelled on to the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River.
The third group of people inhabited the Arctic regions. The first two groups were called Indians, the group that settled in the north were called Eskimos. These people are the only true native Canadians, the rest are new Canadians who have been transplanted from other parts of the world, especially from Europe .
The first European visitors to North America were Norsemen who settled briefly in the 11th century.
John Cabot , a Venetian seeking riches for England , made the next known voyage in 1497. He took back word that the sea was full of fish which could be taken not only with a net but in baskets let down into the water.
The early 1500s saw the start of a rush by other seafaring countries to fish in the coastal waters of Canada . Finally the contest of claims came down to two: England and France . French claims date from explorations by Jacques Cartier (1534) and Samuel de Champlain ( 1603 ). Neither Cabot’s nor Cartier’s explorations left any permanent settlers behind , but after Champlain’s trip , in 1604 the French founded the first permanent settlement in what is now