1740 in Canada
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See also: 1739 in Canada, other events of 1740, 1741 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
Events
- 1740s: The Mandan Indians west of the Great Lakes begin to trade in horses descended from those brought to Texas by the Spanish. Itinerant Assiniboine Indians bring them from Mandan settlements to their own territories southwest of Lake Winnipeg.
- 1740-1748: The War of the Austrian Succession, with the American counterpart King George's War.