British North America Thirteen colonies in 1776 came together to revolt against its British rulers in what was to be named in history as the American Revolution. This brought about great change to North America not only now to a new country (The United States) but also to Canada. ... This brought about a dramatic increase in population to British North America. ... Soon the separation of British North America into Upper and Lower Canada was perceived in order to retain order amongst the settlers. ... Not only where direct settlers from Europe taking up lives in British North America bu...

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The trans-Atlantic interactions from 1600 to 1763 brought major change to the labor systems in the British North American colonies and disrupted the continuity of the economy built by the people before this time. ... With the arriving of foreign immigrants to North America from across the Atlantic Ocean, there also came diseases that would soon devastate the Native American population. ... Working alongside the Native American, Irish, and English servants, slaves eventually drove out the need for their service. ... Major changes within the North American labor system and economy happened due t...

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Industrialization brought major changes among people in society, technology, and the North American economy. The industrial revolution shaped the society of North America into what it is today, a land of diversity and multiculturalism. ... Nineteenth century American industrialization relied upon poverty and immigration for its success. ... Their arrival to America brought the labourers that the industries and factories needed. ... From 1820 to 1900, about 20 million immigrants entered American ports, more than half of them coming after the Civil War. ...

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The British - American war that lasted for more than two years was crucial to Canada today, in terms of becoming, remaining and having roots of a British nation. This conflict, which started much like it ended, in stalemate, it was in fact a war that once and for all declared American Independence and at the same time attempted without great results to settle disputes between British North America and the Americans. ... After the peace treaty the British policy was consistently seeking entente rather than trouble with the Americans, so in a sense the Americans had won (Bumstead J.M., A History...

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After the war, America was left without a Constituton to stand by or a government to follow. ... The undying pursuit of liberty and freedom by patriotic Americans left lasting political and emotional imprints on countries such as Europe, the Netherlands, and most of all North America. ... The American Revolution served as an inspiration to the Netherlands and their persistent struggle for freedom, as they sampled many of the same tactics American soldiers used to defeat the British army. The elements of suprise and camflauge were used both in the American Revolution and Pariots" revolt. ... ...

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This is explicit in the British North America Act of 1867, which states that Canada would have a constitution "similar in principle to that of the United Kingdom." ... The British North America Act, composed of 147 articles, was primarily focused on connecting provinces in a federal union and "the specific terms for the operation of federalism" . ... So to speak, the British North America Act specifically defined the powers of the federal and provincial governments and at the time of Confederation, legislative powers were threefold. ...

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What changed and what stayed the same in the era of the American Revolution between 1775 and 1789? ... Although the colonies of British North America, on July 4 1776 felt strongly enough about the incompetence of British rule, to declare themselves independent of such rule, and fight a war to demonstrate such sentiment, the resulting state created from their revolutionary endeavours, and indeed, the revolution itself, seemed a mere step away, politically, from that of the state they were rebelling against. ... Until 1660 the colonies in North America had been left, basically, to their own devi...

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For the one hundred and fifty years subsequent to the foundation and establishment of the English speaking colonies of North America the settlers were still quite content and largely self governed. ... During the early seventeenth century migrants from Britain, France and Spain settled along the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. ... The French settlers, however, had made alliances with the North American natives and established with them the trading of furs and foods. ... The seemingly inevitable conflict between the British and the French resultant of the com...

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It covers the economic and social issues that arose between England and its American colonies in the 18th century, and also mentions key points in history when America decided it would endeavor to become a free and sovereign country. ... Prior to the increase of settlements in North America, England had established several Navigation Acts, these directly affected all foreign and domestic trade. ... In 1763 a new Prime Minister was appointed in England by the name of George Grenville, his goal was to bring the colonies into complete subjection, and solve England's financial problems regard...

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In the last few decades, Canada has become a strong, independent nation due to its peaceful evolution through events such as the adoption of "O Canada", the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Constitution Act. ... The Statute of Westminster granted Canada full legal autonomy, but in Canada's case, it implied that the British North America Act of 1867 and the British acts amending it. ... The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico and the United States of America, and it has been active since January 1st, 1994. ... NAFTA helped Can...

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The North America Continent was not the main battlefield of the Seven Years' War, yet the aftermath of the war had significantly altered the situation in the British colonies on the continent. When the war was finally brought to an end, the French Colonial Empire had ceded Quebec, the former New France, to Britain; so the British Empire finally established its hegemony in North America. ... Regardless of the close ties of people and culture with Britain, the colonists started the American Revolutionary War. ... An all-out independent war spreading over the entire North American Continent ...

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Its products are exported to North America, South America, Asia, and Europe ("Agriculture"). In percentage terms, 44% exports are in North America, 27% goes to countries in Europe and Central Asia, 20% to countries in Latin America and 8% to countries in East Asia (The Canadian International Development Platform). ... The Free Trade Agreement would then later improve more efficiently into what is now known as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). ... " In general, the North American Free Trade Agreement has affected Canada in a positive way. ... The North American Fre...

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David Leslie, in his article "Multiculturalism and the Hyphenated Canadian", argues that, even though Canadians characterized diversity as a "melting pot" of North American culture, and most of us feel we are treated equally and fairly, some minor groups are still named "hyphenated Canadians." ... Complete acceptance of another culture would be North American's melting pot; however, other culture is not always acceptable in North America. ...

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Canada's Social/ Cultural/ Historical Profile Canada is a bilingual and multicultural country, whose more than 30 million people live in 10 provinces, 2 federal territories, the Northwest Territories (which comprise a third of Canada), and the Yukon Territory in the far north. ... Canada was established as a political entity in 1867 through the British North American Act. ... The English spoken in Canada is slightly different from the American version. Proud of their country, sensitive about their relations with the U.S. and comparisons to it, fiercely independent while self-depreciat...

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Auto Pact The 1965 Automotive Products Trade Agreement or Auto Pact is Canada's most successful trade agreement - and a building block of Canada's modern economy. By creating a single North American market for vehicles, the Auto Pact allowed for the rationalization of the North American market fo...

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Before 1982, Canada's constitution was the British North America Act. ... On April 17, 1982, Queen Elizabeth signed the proclamation that changed the British North America Act to the Constitutional Act. ...

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For the one hundred and fifty years subsequent to the foundation and establishment of the English speaking colonies of North America the settlers were still quite content and largely self governed. ... During the early seventeenth century migrants from Britain, France and Spain settled along the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. ... The French settlers, however, had made alliances with the North American natives and established with them the trading of furs and foods. ... The seemingly inevitable conflict between the British and the French resultant of the com...

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The Tightrope of Power Native Americans in both the US and Canada have been forced by "Americans" to assimilate into society. ... Many traditions of the Native American Indian cultures have been lost, sublimated or modified since the arrival of Europeans in North America hundreds of years ago. ... The Native Americans are masters of telling stories. ... The Native Americans carry it close to their hearts. ... The silence the United States Government and others once hoped to achieve has been broken by contemporary Indians who are speaking out for their rights as the first inhabitants of North...

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And the edge of North America holds an adventure as big as the sky". ... The people of Newfoundland & Labrador enjoy a unique lifestyle combining the advantages of modern North American living with 500 years of history. ... John's the capital city of Newfoundland being the oldest city in North America. ...

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While examining the Value of manufactured output around the world, data confirm that North America and Europe have a major trading industry. ... In conclusion countries in North America and Europe are more likely to have a higher manufactured output than African or Asian countries around the world. ...

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NATO, or the North-Atlantic Treaty Organization, is another impotent world power, which provides the world peace and delivers democracy all around the world. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the (North)Atlantic Alliance is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949. ... NATO's headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium, one of the 28 member states across North America and Europe, the newest of which, Albania and Croatia, joined in April 2009. ... Together, the Permanent Members form the North Atlantic C...

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It's been approximately 1,029 years since the original settlers stepped foot in the nation to our north that we now call Canada. ... When the Vikings, Ericson, and Cabot all came across to North America and present day Canada all of the land was untouched by humans with the exception of the land used by the Natives because they were the first Europeans to touch foot on this land. ... Other geographical attractions located in Quebec include the Estrie region located just north of us along the New York and Vermont borders with Quebec. ... Due to the great lakes bordering Ontario to the sou...

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Conflict between the Colonies and British Empire During the time where North American colonies were thriving and the British Empire was overseeing the livelihood of the colonies, a sense of differing attitudes were brewing between the colonies and the English. ... What boggled the attitudes of the North American colonies was that they are considered to be subjects of the British Empire yet they weren't "permitted to assert, or contend for, exclusive rights from those of our fellow-subjects on the other side of the Atlantic." ... If it doesn't apply to the subjects in America then ...

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However, a professional team did not become established in the Great White North until 1969 with the creation of the Montreal Expos and then again in 1977 with the Toronto Blue Jays. ... However, since those two world titles the baseball experience up north has been on the steep decline. ... According to Baseball Reference the Blue Jays were first in attendance in the whole American League in the five years between 1989 and 1994. However, since 1998 they have only been in the top half of the American League attendances twice.  ... Baseball in the United States is known as America's Past...

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Canada is the north most nation of North America, formerly a colony of both Britain and France contributing to multilingual culture, with a wide array of environmental landscapes, on either side of the nation are the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. ... In the early 1960's the American government attempted to change the newly formed government of Cuba by launching an invasion which took place at the Bay of Pigs. ... Despite the American embargo Canada and Cuba have been engaging in ever growing trade relations in 2002 the total was 752 million dollars worth of trade occurred between the two...

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