American politicians met in Charlottetown‚ Prince Edward Island to discuss the possibility of a union. (Courtesy of the National Archives of Canada) In September 1864‚ the Atlantic provinces - Nova Scotia‚ Prince Edward Island‚ New Brunswick and Newfoundland - organized a conference to discuss a union among themselves. Governor General Monck asked that the province of Canada be invited to their talks‚ "to ascertain whether the proposed Union might not be made to embrace the whole of British North American
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stopped when a crop called maize‚ similar to corn‚ began being planted. It quickly spread through the tribes and allowed them to settle down and create villages and towns. In 1000 A.D.‚ Scandinavian sailors happened upon the shores of present day Newfoundland. They created small settlements‚ but soon after abandoned them and the place was forgotten. This was not the end of European conquest in the Americas. From the 11th to the 14th century‚ countless European crusaders sailed the waters of the Atlantic
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seventeenth century‚ and anyone who dared mess with them was destined for destruction. Their power greatly improved during the Agricultural Revolution and the Cottage Industry. In the war of Spanish Succession‚ England gained even more property like Newfoundland‚ Nova Scotia‚ and the Hudson River. The war of Austrian Succession (1740–1748) showed a great English threat to France when England took over India from France. They built an Indian army and nationalized the country. Therefore‚ when the 7 Years
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total passenger and crew capacity. After leaving Southampton‚ England on 10 April 1912‚ Titanic called at France and Ireland before heading westwards towards New York. On 14 April 1912‚ four days into the crossing and about 375 miles south of Newfoundland‚ she hit an iceberg at 11:40 pm. The glancing collision caused Titanic’s hull plates to buckle inwards in a number of locations on her starboard side and opened five of her sixteen watertight compartments to the sea. Over the next two and a half
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because of her flying experience‚ her education‚ and her lady-like appearance. From that time on Putnam became Amelia’s manager and‚ in 1931‚ her husband. To prove her skills as an aviator‚ she piloted a tiny‚ single-engine Lockheed Electra from Newfoundland‚ Canada‚ to Ireland. Then‚ on May 20-21‚ 1932‚ and five years after Lindbergh‚ Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. On July 2‚ 1937‚ twenty-two days before her fortieth birthday and having already completed 22‚000 miles
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as the aircraft came close. "I did not understand it at the time‚" she said‚ "but I believe that little red airplane said something to me as it swished by."[36] At the age of 34‚ on the morning of May 20‚ 1932‚ Earhart set off fromHarbour Grace‚Newfoundland with the latest copy of a local newspaper (the dated copy was intended to confirm the date of the flight). She intended to fly to Paris in her single engine Lockheed Vega 5B to emulateCharles Lindbergh’s solo flight.[79][N 9] Her technical advisor
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When I watch Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father‚ I honestly didn’t know what to expect when I started watching it. The documentary deals with the death of Andrew Bagby‚ a young doctor. HIs childhood friend Kurt Kuenne narrates‚ directed and wrote the entire film‚ while using a lot of home video;s from both their childhood and adulthood. This movie is brought out every single emotion I had‚ though I felt myself going from sad to angry throughout the movie. The story begins telling
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purchased Rupert’s Land from the Hudson’s bay Company. That land became the Northwest Territories. Throughout the 1860’s MacDonald worked to build up Confederation. In 1866‚ New Brunswick‚ Nova Scotia and the province of Canada decided to confederate. Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island didn’t want to yet. The British parliament added British Columbia to Confederation in1871‚ making it the sixth province. MacDonald had to convince them to join by promising to build a transcontinental railway. He created
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Ícaro Rocha de Almeida Word count: 516 Discuss the benefits to humans of biodiversity‚ and outline with examples the most important current threats to biodiversity. Biodiversity is an important topic in the modern globalized world; from its enormous potentials to its concerns. Biodiversity means: “The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat‚ a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.” according to the Oxford Dictionary; it influences
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Dogs have always been man’s best friend and there are many reasons that this is true. Dogs are always loyal‚ offering unconditional love and protection. They make our lives healthier by convincing us to stay active‚ because they are always willing to play. It’s even proven that owning a pet‚ whether it’s a dog or cat can actually lower your blood pressure by keeping you calmer and happier. They can always manage to put a smile on your face‚ no matter what mood you’re in. The best things dogs
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