Ontario's historical heritage

Before the arrival of Europeans, the main inhabitants of this area were the Algonquin and Iroquois tribes of India. Etienne Bruller, a French explorer, explored a part of Ontario from 16 10 to 16 12. Henry Hudson, an English explorer, sailed to Hudson Bay in 16 1 1 and declared this place to be owned by Britain. However, samuel de champlain, a Frenchman, arrived at Lake Huron in 16 15, and French missionaries began to set up stations in the Great Lakes. These French settlements were attacked by Iroquois who were hostile to them. At that time, Iroquois preferred to form an alliance with the British.

/kloc-At the end of 0/7, the British began to set up trading posts in Hudson Bay and began to compete for control of Ontario. 1763 At the end of the Seven-Year War, the Treaty of Paris stipulated that almost all of France's territory in North America (that is, New France) was transferred to Britain. Ontario merged into Quebec on 1774. From 1783 to 1796, Britain gave 200 hectares of land to royalists who fled from the American War of Independence to start a new life in Canada. This measure has led to a rapid increase in the population of Canada west of the Ottawa River. 179 1 The Constitution Act divides Quebec into Canada to the west of Ottawa and Lower Canada to the east. 1793 John Gavins was appointed as the first governor of Upper Canada. 18 12 in the war, American troops crossed the niagara river and Detroit rivers and entered Ontario, but were driven out by British and indigenous troops. The US military controlled Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, and once occupied York (now Toronto) in the Battle of York, but the US military was unable to hold York and razed it to the ground when it retreated.

18 12 after the war, rebellion broke out in Canada and Canada because of dissatisfaction with the family oligarchy in British North America, but they were put out by the British government. 1840, Canada's upper and lower provinces merged into Canada. 1848, Canada established a parliamentary autonomous government. By about 1850, the British population in Canada surpassed the French population. In the1860s, the British and the French worried that the American Civil War would affect Canada and began to plan to establish a wider federation in the British North American colonies. On July 1867 and 1 day, the British North America Act came into effect, and Canada was re-divided into two provinces, Ontario and Quebec, and four provinces, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, formed the autonomous territory of Canada. Toronto has since officially become the capital of Ontario.

From 1872 to 1896, Oliver Merwat was elected governor of Ontario. During his tenure, Ontario's power and territory were expanded. Now the vast area from Lake Superior to Hudson Bay in the northwest of Ontario is not traditionally under the jurisdiction of Upper Canada, but with his efforts, this land has become a part of Ontario. Merwat's struggle with Federal Chancellor john mcdonagh for provincial power also made Canada not a highly centralized country. At the same time, the Canadian Pacific Railway built by the federal government passed through Ontario, which also caused the prosperity of the province's industry.

/kloc-at the end of 0/9, the mining industry began to prosper. At the same time, it also began to use water conservancy to generate electricity. At that time, the Ontario Hydropower Committee was established, which is the predecessor of the current Ontario Hydropower Company. Cheap electricity has promoted the development of manufacturing industry. 1904 Ford opened a Canadian branch in Windsor, and 19 18 GM Canada branch was also established. Since then, automobile manufacturing has become one of the major industries in Ontario.

After World War II, Ontario's economy continued to develop rapidly. Greater toronto area attracts a large number of immigrants. Since 1980, many immigrants have come from outside Europe, and Ontario has also become a multi-ethnic province. 1970 years later, due to the influence of Quebec independence movement, many businesses also moved from Montreal to Toronto, making Toronto surpass Montreal and become the largest city in Canada.