1663 -
New France becomes a royal province under
Louis XIV. The
Sovereign Council is created to administer the colonies under the absolute authority of the King.
1666 -
A census conducted by
Jean Talon in the winter of 1665-1666 showed a population of 3,215 French inhabitants residing in New France.
1666 - During the autumn, the soldier of Carignan-Salières, led by
Alexandre de Prouville, the "Marquis de Tracy" and the governor, invade the
Iroquois territory to the south, burn their villages and destroy their crops. See
French and Iroquois Wars.
1667 - Signing of a peace treaty with the defeated
Iroquois
1667 - The first Filles du roi ("King's Daughters") arrive in New France during the summer.
1689 - Frontenac is reappointed governor of New France.
1689 - August 5. Fifteen hundred
Iroquois warriors attack the settlement of
Lachine, killing or torturing most of its inhabitants. This incident would become known as the
Lachine massacre.
1754 - A census shows the population of New France to be 55,009 while in Britain's
Thirteen Colonies it has reached 1,170,800.
1754 - Beginning of the
French and Indian War between Great Britain and France for control of the North American colonies. It is part of the
Seven Years' War.