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Bookmark or Share- Canada's Long, Gradual Road to Independence - HISTORYUpdated: May 2, 2023 | Original: June 8, 2018. copy page link. Print Page. Canada has been home to people for thousands of years and was first colonized by Europeans in the 16th century. However,...
- History of Canada - WikipediaThe colony of New France was claimed in 1534 with permanent settlements beginning in 1608. France ceded nearly all its North American possessions to the Great Britain in 1763 at the Treaty of Paris after the Seven Years' War. The now British Province of Quebec was divided into Upper and Lower Canada in 1791.
- Canada | History, Population, Immigration, Capital, & CurrencyCanada, the second largest country in the world in area, occupying roughly the northern two-fifths of the continent of North America. Despite Canada’s great size, it is one of the world’s most sparsely populated countries. It has crafted what many consider to be a model multicultural society.
- History of Canada (1763–1867) - WikipediaFederation emerged from multiple impulses: the British wanted Canada to defend itself; the Maritimes needed railroad connections, which were promised in 1867; British-Canadian nationalism sought to unite the lands into one country, dominated by the English language and British culture; many French-Canadians saw an opportunity to exert political ...
- History of Canada - Canada.caBritish Columbia, Prince Edward Island and Yukon. Saskatchewan and Alberta. Newfoundland and Nunavut. Canada’s original inhabitants. Centuries before Europeans began to settle in North America, explorers who came here found thriving First Nations and Inuit societies with their own beliefs, way of life and rich history.
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