1806 in Canada
See also:
1805 in Canada,
other events of 1806,
1807 in Canada and the
list of 'years in Canada'.
Events Minor trouble arises after 1806 when a governor attempts to anglicize Lower Canada, but he is able to quell dissent if not to achieve his goal. Russian-American Fur Company collects otter pelts from Alaska to Spanish California. Mungo Park killed by natives on Niger River in Africa. On return trip John Colter is released from the Lewis and Clark Expedition to join Forrest Hancock and Joseph Dickson (Dixon) to trap the Yellowstone River. Le canadien, a Quebec nationalist newspaper, is founded.
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