History of Corraile

The History of Corraile refers to the development of the constituent territories of the modern-day Federal Republic of Corraile, including the-then states of New Guernsey (which at the time also included Centreburg), Stanraer Island, Fairman island, Colganston and lanaya, from the period of initial settlement and colonisation to it's eventual development as an independent state.

Evidence found has suggested that the earliest human settlement in Corraile occurred 11,000 to 5,000 years ago, on par with neighbouring Nova Scotia. These Paleo-Indian settlers preceded the more recent settlement of native Mi'kmaq settlers at least 2,000 years before initial European exploration and settlement. These pre-discovery settlements are limited to Corraile only, however, and outlying states such as Fairman Island and Stanraer Island were unhabited before colonisation.

Included as part of New France in the late 1600s, it was retained, along with the French territories of St. Pierre Et Miquelon in the wake of the Treaty of Paris. In 1803, the Treaty of Duvail ceded French possession of Corraile (then known as L'ile a l'ouest) to the British, beginning a 167-year long period under the British crown. Corraile was subsequently developed as a maritime hub for the British merchant and naval fleet, owing to it's pivotal position in the Atlantic, and played key roles for the British Empire in both World Wars. Political developments in a post-war context saw self-government granted to the colonies under the Atlantic Union, following which was eventual independence as a republic in 1970.

Following strong economic growth and general improvement of living standards after independence, Corraile is one of the most developed countries in the Western Hemisphere, commonly referred to as the "Atlantic Tiger". It joined the Alliance of Independent Nations in 2010.

Pre-colonial Settlement
The earliest evidence of humans in parts of Corraile known today as the Federal Territory indicates the Paleo-Indians were the first, approximately 11,000 years ago. Natives are believed to have been present in the area between 11,000 and 5,000 years ago. As the presence of the direct ancestors of the Mi'kmaq, has been verified only to approximately 2,500 years ago, it remains a matter of some archaeological debate as to whether the Mi'kmaq are direct descendants of Paleo-Indian peoples, or indeed if there may have been other intermediary Archaic period peoples in the region of what is now the Federal Territory. In direct contrast, the more distant territories in modern-day Corraile show no evidence of permanent human habitation, owing to their isolation from major landmasses.

Mi'kmaq populations were generally small by the time of colonisation. One of the earliest French settlers in Corraile, Father Legrand estimated that within the whole immediate region of Duvail (modern-day Highvale) there was only a population of no more than 60 native settlers. This meant that the effects of European settlement, such as smallpox and alcoholism effectively wiped out the indigenous population in Corraile.