Canada
Canada is a country in North America, which like the United States stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west. North of Canada is the North Pole and Arctic seas. The only land border is with the U.S. south and northwest. Size wise, Canada is the world’s second largest country. But just to the south, there are urban settlements.
Indians migrated as the first in Canada for about 12,000 years ago. The Inuit were then about 5000 years ago.
Norsemen sailed to the east coast in 1400-century.
Late in the 15th century Europeans came to the East Coast and began colonization around 1600. It was predominantly French and English who came. During that time, spread the name Canada is a name originally an Iroquois toponym.
Canadian history.
Indians, known as the 1st Nation people in Canada believed to have migrated from Asia 10,000 to 30,000 years ago over a passage between Siberia and Alaska. When Europeans began to populate Canada, there lived a whole series of primitive people – either as nomads or residents. They made their living primarily by hunting, fishing and agriculture.
The first contacts between the natives and Europeans took place around 1000, when Norwegian Vikings settled for a period of Newfoundland. But it took another 600 years before immigration took hold in earnest.
European explorers were exploring the waters of North America to find a new route to the rich markets of the Orient. Although explorers Giovanni Caboto, Jacques Cartier and Samuel the Champlain never found a route to China or India, they found something that was just as valuable: rich fishing waters and large populations of beaver, fox and bear, all of which were much sought after for their skins.
Permanent French settlements were established in the beginning of the 1600s and English a little later. It was inevitable that North America became involved in power struggles between England and France. After Quebec’s fall in 1759 had to France by Treaty of Paris over all French possessions east of the Mississippi to Britain. During the British rule had the French speaking part of Canada the sole aim of preserving their traditions, language and culture. In 1774 a law was passed that officially recognized French civil law and guaranteed freedom of religion and language of freedom.
A large number of English-speaking colonists (Loyalists), who wished to remain faithful to the British hegemony, sought to stay in Canada after the American Revolutionary War ended in 1783.
After the formation of a powerful United States after the Civil War felt some politicians that a group of British colonies was the only way to prevent an association. In 1867, Canada East, Canada West, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick put together as the Dominion of Canada.
After the first World Canada grew slowly in the progress and prosperity, and became in 1931 member of the Commonwealth, and had complete autonomy after Britain signed The Statute of Westminster. During the second World War fought Canada once again with Britain against Germany. This time it was signed a defense pact with the United States after the attack on Pearl Harbor led to a declaration of war against Japan.
Since 2 World War, Canada’s economy continues to grow. This growth, combined with government social programs, pensions, health insurance and unemployment insurance has given Canadians a high standard of living and a good quality of life.
In the 1970s and 1980s, friction between the province of Quebec and other provinces in Canada on the French language use and status. In 1982, Canada’s constitution changed, but Quebec refused to ratify it.
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