50 HISTORY AND CHRONOLOGY 1748. Oct. 18, Treaty of Aix-la-Chap- dian post offices established at elle. Louisbourg restored to Montreal, Three Rivers and France in exchange for Madras. Quebec. 1749. June 21, Founding of Halifax- 1764. June 21, First issue of the Quebec British immigrants brought to "Gazette". Aug. 13, Civil Nova Scotia by Governor government established. Cornwallis, 2,544 persons. 1765. Pubhcation of the first book Fort Rouille (Toronto) built. printed in Canada, "Cate- 1750. St. Paul's church, Halifax (oldest chisme du Diocese de Sens". Anglican church in Canada), May 18, Montreal nearly de­ built. stroyed by fire. Population of 1752. Mar. 25, Issue of the Halifax Canada, 69,810. "Gazette", first paper in Can­ 1766. July 24, Peace made with Pontiac ada. British and German at Oswego. population of Nova Scotia, 1768. Charlottetown, P.E.I., founded. 4,203. April 11, Great fire at Mont­ 1754. Census population of New France, real. April 12, Sir Guy Car- 55,009. leton (Lord Dorchester) Gover­ 1755. June 16, Surrender of Fort nor in Chief. Beausejour on the isthmus of 1769. Isle St. Jean (Prince Edward Chignecto to the British. Sept. Island) separated from Nova 10, Expulsion of the Acadians Scotia. from Nova Scotia. 1770-72. Hearne's journey to the Cop­ 1756. Seven Years' War between Great permine and Slave rivers and Britain and France begins. Great Slave lake. 1758. July 26, Final capture of Louis­ 1773. Suppression of the order of bourg by the British. Oct. 7, Jesuits in Canada and escheat First meeting of the Legislature of their estates. of Nova Scotia. 1774. June 22, The Quebec Act passed. 1759. July 25, Taking of Fort Niagara by the British. July 26, Begin­ 1775. May 1, The Quebec Act comes ning of the siege of Quebec. into force. Outbreak of the July 31, French victory at American Revolution. Mont­ Beauport Flats. Sept. 13, gomery and Arnold invade Defeat of the French on the Canada. Nov. 12, Montgom­ Plains of Abraham. Death of ery takes Montreal; Dec. 31, Is Wolfe. Sept. 14, Death of defeated and killed in an attack Montcalm. Sept. 18, Surrender on Quebec. of Quebec. 1776. The Americans are defeated and driven from Canada by Carle- 1760. April 28, Victory of the French ton. under L6vis at Ste. Foy. Sept. 8, Surrender of Montreal. Mili­ 1777. Sept. 18, General Frederick Haldi- tary rule set up in Canada. mand Governor in Chief. 1762. British population of Nova Sco­ 1778. Captain Jas. Cook explores tia, 8,104. First British settle­ Nootka sound and claims the ment in New Brunswick. northwest coast of America for Great Britain. June 3, First 1763. Feb. 10, Treaty of Paris, by issue of the Montreal "Ga­ which Canada and its depend­ zette". encies are ceded to the British. May, Rising of Indians under 1783. Sept. 3, Treaty of Versailles, Pontiac, who take a number of recognizing the independence forts and defeat the British of the United States. Organi­ at Bloody Run (July 31). zation of the Northwest Com­ Oct. 7, Civil government pro­ pany at Montreal. Kingston, claimed. Cape Breton and Ont., and Saint John, N.B., Isle St. Jean annexed to Nova founded by the United Empire Scotia; Labrador, Anticosti and Loyalists. Magdalen islands to New­ 1784. Population of Canada, 113,012. foundland. Nov. 21, General Aug. 16, New Brunswick and James Murray appointed Gov­ (Aug. 26) Cape Breton sepa­ ernor in Chief. First Cana­ rated from Nova Scotia. .