# History of Toronto

Morning Rush Hour in 1911, Circa

Early 1600s: the Iroquois & Hurons
Native Americans or American Indians indigenous to the Site
1615: French Explorer Etienne Brule
The first European who found the site
1720: Fort Rouille, Fort Toronto
established by France
1759: The Forts Destroyed
1763: Ceded by Britain
1793: British Settlement
Last half of19th Century: Transcontinental Railways
WW I & WWII fuels the Industry
20th Century: continues to be financial and administrative centers

In the early 1600s, the Iroquois and Hurons, Native Americans indigenous to the Site, resided in the area before the French explorer found the site. France colonized the site and established two forts, Fort Rouille and Fort Toronto in 1720. The sites were only to destroy in 1759. As a result of the Treaty of Paris, the site was ceded by Britain as were the rest of French Canada. In 1793, Britain started settling in Toronto area. Due, for the most part, to the fact that the central government, of the Dominion of Canada built in 1867, designated Toronto as one of the major stations of the transcontinental railways, Toronto became a hub of transportations along with water transportations with lakes and rivers. (See location). Then, two of the world war, as a result, fueled industries of Toronto area owning to the high demand of military arsenals. In the second half of the 20th century, Toronto has continued to grow, despite the recent recession, accepting many of immigrants from all over the world, and now becomes the biggest city of Canada.

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