Pivotal Events Timeline ... 1600 - 1699 The World British Colonies are established along the east coast of North America. These colonies would eventually become the “13 Colonies” that would break away from Britain to for the United States Canada What new know as Central Canada (Quebec and Ontario) is called New France. The profits available through the Fur Trade would prompt westward exploration. Manitoba Henry Kelsey travels southwest from Hudson Bay – to the eastern edge of the great plains The French Explorer, La Verendrye, builds Fort La Reine on the Assiniboine River (near present day Portage La Prairie). Arden and the R.M. of Lansdowne 1600