Canadian History 1. How did the symbol of the Maple Leaf come about? The maple leaf is Canada’s most prominent symbol‚ symbolizing Canada all around the world. In as early as 1700s‚ the symbol came about before the first European settlers visited Canada. Its original natives found out about the food properties of maple sap‚ which they then gathered every spring. They have been using the maple sap for food for many years. The maple leaf symbolized celebration of the nature and environment
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Within Canada‚ approximately ten forest regions exist‚ four of which occupy Ontario. These four forest regions include the Hudson Bay Lowlands‚ the Boreal Forest‚ the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Forest‚ and the Deciduous Forest. Each of these forest regions possess various characteristics that make each unique and diverse. Currently in Ontario‚ there exists several varieties of forest regions. The Hudson Bay Lowland Forest “stretches from the northern edge of the Canadian Shield northward to the
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The Mohawk religion‚ to begin with‚ was largely Animist and based on a primordial battle between evil and good. It was centered on the idea that creatures‚ places‚ and objects all tended to have some distinct spiritual essence. Many Mohawk still adhere to it. In the second quarter of the 17th century‚ French Jesuit missionaries converted many Mohawk to the Catholic faith. One prominent convert was Kateri Tekakwitha‚ who was the daughter of a chief’s daughter. Kateri Tekakwitha‚ who had been born
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Confederation Confederation was an important part of our history. Without confederation Canada would not even be close to where it is today. Confederation solved many problems Canada was facing at the time such as‚ political deadlock‚ threats from other forces and a railway that was needed. Political deadlock was a major problem in the 1800’s. Since each party had an equal amount of representatives‚ no decisions could be made because each party had an equal say in the government. Canada east
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American allies had muskets and were able to defeat the Iroquois‚ who did not possess firearms.”(World Book) When Champlain got back to Fort‚ he rebuilt the fort‚ at Quebec‚ after the English people messed things up. He built a new habitation by the fort that expanded place place. He spent the rest life as a administer at Quebec. Champlain died of illness which was paralyzed for about 3 months. He died happy and on Christmas Day‚ 1635. That’s what happened when he got back to
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FESTIVALS Canada is a vast and diverse country‚ and its many festivals illustrate the many exciting cultural events that Canada has to offer. Canadian festivals and events attract visitors worldwide.This are some of them. The Calgary stampede The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo‚ exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary‚ Alberta‚ Canada. The ten-day event‚ which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth"‚ attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of
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happiest memory of mine that I have is of when I went to Montreal‚ Canada‚ to visit my family on my dad’s side. It was around the first week of August of 2007‚ and was my first trip to Canada. Along with going to Montreal‚ Canada‚ we also went to Quebec City‚ Canada‚ the only city in North America that has stone walls bordering it. We flew in an airplane from Portland‚ OR to Providence‚ RI‚ and then we drove from there to Montreal‚ Canada. We stayed in my dad’s brother’s home for the time that
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Quebec Immigration Programs Quebec Immigration Programs are a pathway to access Canadian Permanent Residency (PR) for talented immigrants across the world. The government of Québec under a special agreement with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) allow eligible candidates to apply for Quebec Immigration and get a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ)‚ which will further permit them to apply for Canada PR Status through CIC. Quebec Immigration programs are further divided into two main categories:
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has been a conflict of our nation for many years; should Quebec separate from Canada? My Canada includes Quebec for so many reasons. It is for the benefit of both sides but it is definitely much more beneficial for Quebec. Quebecois are far too dependent on the Canadian Government for support in so many aspects of their life‚ they can’t even process what separating from Canada would do to their province‚ negatively. On top of that‚ if Quebec would ever separate they would have far too many issues
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Some pros were that the colonies would be stronger and more independent. the colonies would have strong central government to control the defense‚ taxation‚ postage‚ currency etc. also the Britain abandoned the mercantilism so the colonies would have to unite in order to survive because Britain no longer provided the colonies with the guarantee on market and it got its material from other countries for a lower price. this made the colonies go in depression because people had no jobs and they needed
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