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- Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
1: [[Image:Cartier.png|thumb|200px|right|Jacques Cartier]]
3: ...e major discoverers of [[Canada]], or more specifically, the interior eastern region that would become...
5: ...nd improved his social status in 1520 by marrying Catherine des Granches, member of a leading ship-own...
7: No contemporary portrait of Jacques Cartier has been found and the most familiar portrai...
9: ...ties can be easily ascertained. Considering that Cartier made three voyages of discovery in dangerous... - May (3270 bytes)
1: {{MayCalendar}}
3: ...th]] [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian Calendar]] and one of seven Gregorian months with th...
5: ...us]] and ends in the sign of [[Gemini]]. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation ...
9: ...Japanese custom that all [[schoolyear]]s and [[fiscal year]]s start on [[April]] 1st.
11: ...sowing". In [[Slovenian language|Slovene]], it is called ''veliki traven'', which means the month of h... - Raccoon (4751 bytes)
2: ...| image = [[Image:Aud-zoo-raccoon-1.jpg|240px]] | caption = }}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Carnivora]]}}
12: ...pink | binomial_name = Procyon lotor | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
14: ... '''coon''', is a [[mammal]] native to [[the Americas]]. Its name derives from the [[Algonquian]] word...
16: ... mixture of gray, brown, and black fur. On rare occasions, raccoons may be albino. The characteristic ... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...beth II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Canadian Orders.)]]
7: ...os]], [[Belize]], [[Canada]], [[Grenada]], [[Jamaica]], [[New Zealand]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Saint...
9: ...serving current Head of State in Europe, The Americas, and [[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the sec...
19: ===Education===
20: ...was instructed in religion by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] and has always been a strong believer i... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
2: |+ <font size="+1">'''The Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell'''</font>
4: ...efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:Kim_Campbell.jpg]]
27: | '''[[Political party|Political Party]]:'''
28: | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
31: ...s not popularly elected, she remains [[North America]]'s only female head of a national government to ... - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
2: ...image = [[Image:A white iris (small).jpg|240px]]| caption = A white iris}}
9: ...''Iris'''''}}<br />{{Taxobox authority|author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]|date = [[1753]]}}
16: ... also been bred in some species. The name "Iris" can be applied either to the genus, or to any of the...
21: ...and northern Africa, Asia and southern North America. Elevation is of not much importance.
25: ...]]s are fan-shaped and contain 1 or more symmetrical, six-lobed, slightly fragrant [[flower]]s. These... - Maple (3638 bytes)
2: ...image = [[Image:Maple7951.JPG|250px|Red Maple]] | caption = Red Maple flowers }}
9: ...''Acer'''}}<br />{{Taxobox authority | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] | date = [[1753]]}}
14: ...ruit)|samara]]''', shaped to spin as it falls and carry the [[seed]]s a considerable distance on the w...
17: ... 9 leaflets. One maple, the Hornbeam Maple ''Acer carpinifolium'', has pinnately-veined simple leaves ...
19: ...ith two styles. The ovary is superior and has two carpels, whose wings elongate the flowers, making it... - Printing (4400 bytes)
4: ...producing copies of [[text]]s and [[image]]s, typically with [[ink]] on [[paper]] using a [[printing p...
6: ... in the world is [[Montr顬]], [[Quebec]] based [[Quebecor World]].
11: ...est surviving book printed using the more sophisticated [[block printing]] dates from 868 AD (The ''[[...
15: ...ssachusetts Bay in 1628, and helped establish the Cambridge Press.
17: In ''Prints and Visual Communication'', [[William Ivins]] offers the following con... - Culture (23440 bytes)
1: ...and communicate their experiences [[symbol|symbolically]]. [[Image:Karen_tribe2063c.jpg|thumb|250px|Vi...
6: ...ith "[[nature]]". According to this thinking, one can classify some countries as more civilized than o...
8: ...might argue that [[European classical music|classical music]] "is" more refined than music produced by...
10: ...tandard of refinement suffices, against which one can measure all groups. Thus, according to this [[wo...
12: ...corrupted by the highly-stratified [[capitalism | capitalist]] systems of [[western culture | the West... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...sensus that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have ...
3: ...cle, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the northern-most in the world and the second ...
8: ...[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
10: ...2005]] is 32.2 million people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm]. - Maine (17312 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]] |
38: ... [[1832]], when it was moved to the more geographically central city of [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]].
41: ...lins]] (Republican) and [[Olympia Snowe]] (Republican).
43: ...w states which remained dominated by the [[Republican Party]]. In the [[U.S. presidential election, 19...
45: ... States)|Democratic]] in four straight elections, casting its votes for [[Bill Clinton]] twice, [[Al G... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]]...
36: ...e west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...aunchly independent political thinking. The state capital is [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while...
42: Vermont is located in the New England region in the [[eastern Uni...
44: ...ed States and separates Vermont from New York and Canada in the northwest portion of the state. The st... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]...
36: ...orth of [[Massachusetts]], south of [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], and west of [[Maine]] and the [[Atlantic O...
38: ...merican white birch]], also called paper birch or canoe birch.
42: ...ay]] bishop, [[Gene Robinson]], within the [[Anglican Communion]] (the [[Episcopal Church]] in the USA...
49: ...y]] (now [[Fort Constitution]]) helped supply the cannon and ammunition needed for the [[Battle of Bun... - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
2: ... sewed the first [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing...
4: ...ment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
6: ...est Florida]] also remained loyal during the American Revolution.
10: ...nts almost always listed the colonies in geographical order, roughly from north to south, as follows (...
25: ** [[Province of North Carolina]], later [[North Carolina]] and [[Tennessee]] - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...ll islands off Newfoundland. The British acquired Canada while Spain gained Louisiana in compensation ...
5: ... by the British and became part of the North American portion of the [[British Empire]].
7: ==Series of North American conflicts, 1600-1700s==
9: ...lies, following the conflicts known in North America as [[King William's War]] ([[1689]]-[[97]]), [[Qu...
13: ...seph de Montcalm]] and then captured New France's capital. - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
1: ...mage:VAT74_0643_W.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Basilica of Saint Peter, portrayed by Viviano Codazzi in a...
2: ...n buried there, too. Construction of the [[basilica]] began in [[1506]] and was completed in [[1626]]...
4: ...edra]] Petri'', the episcopal throne of the basilica's namesake when he led the Roman church, but whic...
7: ...convened in the Basilica of Saint Peter. The high canopy or baldocchino was designed by Bernini.]]
8: ... started construction in [[324]] of a great basilica in this exact spot, which had previously been a c... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...the shapes of time zones can be quite irregular because they usually follow the boundaries of states, ...
6: ...etermined by astronomical observation as formerly carried out at Greenwich.
8: ... Sunday in March. For the remainder of the year local time is UTC + 1—known in the [[United King...
10: The time for a location is given relative to UTC. Some examples:
11: *[[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]]: UTC − 8 (... - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ...ap does not show the bulk of [[British North America]] of that time.]]
2: ...ted States|United States of America]]. The [[American Revolutionary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) wa...
4: ... was a unique and radical event, producing significant changes that had a profound impact on world his...
7: ...k this section should briefly summarize the political, social, economic, etc. situations before the re...
8: ''Main article: [[Colonial America]]'' - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
7: *Some time between [[1600]]-[[1650]]-[[Mahican]] [[Confederacy]] founded
11: *[[1608]]-[[France|French]] establish colony at [[Quebec]]
18: *[[1619]]-First African [[slavery|slaves]] arrive at Jamestown
50: ...]] grants charter for a new colony, [[Province of Carolina]]
54: ...lina|Charleston]]) founded in present-day [[South Carolina]] - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
13: *[[1729]]: [[Province of Carolina]] proprietors sell out to Crown
28: ... the Plains of Abraham]], part of the [[Battle of Quebec (1759)]]
45: ...mageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States Historical Pictures of the United States]
46: ...d_States/American_Revolution Pictures of the American Revolution]
49: ...States/Colonial_America Pictures of Colonial America]
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