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Montreal during the French colonial period. Population of Montreal. Economy of Montreal. The design of Montreal. French military history of Montreal. British rule and the American Revolution. Scottish contributions. The City of Montreal. American Civil War. Industrialization. 1914–1939. Great Depression. Second World War.
Hace 3 días · Montreal is a city with considerable French colonial history dating back to the 16th century. It began as a missionary settlement but soon became a fur-trading centre, a role that was enhanced after the conquest of New France by the British in 1763.
History of Montreal Early settlement. The site of Montreal was called Hochelaga by the Huron people when the French navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier visited it in 1535–36 on his second voyage to the New World.
7 de abr. de 2009 · Montreal (sometimes also called Ville-Marie) was founded in 1642 as a missionary colony under the direction of Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve and Jeanne Mance. Still, the fur trade soon became its main activity.
9 de may. de 2017 · Revolutionary grievances are echoed in the colony, mainly in Montréal, where a pro-American movement appears. American troops led by Richard Montgomery appear on Canadian soil, capturing Fort Saint-Jean and then Montréal after British General Guy Carleton withdraws his troops from the city.
1776 – May – With only 1,765 soldiers remaining in Montreal, the colonial force is overcome by the British. 1776 – Within four hours, Benedict Arnold and the American forces garrisoned around Montreal abandon the city (but not before trying to burn it down), leaving it in the hands of the local militia.
by Alfred Sandham. The history of Montreal dates back to October, 1535, when Jacques Cartier first landed on the island. An Indian village, called Hochelaga, existed here at this time. Its outline was circular; and it was encompassed by three rows of palisades, or rather picket fences, one within the other, well secured and put together.
