11th century in Canada
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Events from the 11th century in Canada.
Events
- 985–1014: Viking explorations. Norsemen, including Erik the Red and Leif Ericson, set up outposts in North America and encounter Inuit, Beothuks and Micmacs.
- c. 1000: Thule people arrive in Nunavut.
- c. 1000: Leif (the Lucky) Ericson reaches L'Anse aux Meadows, in Newfoundland.
- c. 1000: The land that would become Canada supports 300,000 native people.[1]
- c. 1007: Gudrid (born in Iceland around 950) gives birth to a son, Snorri Thorfinnsson, the first European child born in North America.
- c. 1014: The first European colony in North America is established at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland.
See also
- Former colonies and territories in Canada
- List of cities in the Americas by year of foundation
- List of French forts in North America
- List of Hudson's Bay Company trading posts
- List of North American settlements by year of foundation
- Timeline of the European colonization of North America
Country overviews
References
- "Canadian History Timeline". schoolsincanada.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
Further reading
- Matthews, Geoffrey J (1987). Historical atlas of Canada, From the beginning to 1800. 1. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802024955.
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