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- Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
1: [[Image:Cartier.png|thumb|200px|right|Jacques Cartier]]
3: '''Jacques Cartier''' ([[December 31]], [[1491]] – [[S...
5: ...arance in baptismal registers as godfather or witness.
7: No contemporary portrait of Jacques Cartier has been found and the most familiar port...
9: ...tained. Considering that Cartier made three voyages of discovery in dangerous and hitherto unknown wa... - May (3270 bytes)
5: ...king, the sun begins in the constellation of [[Aries]] and ends in the constellation of [[Taurus]].
7: ...an [[goddess]] of fertility, [[Bona Dea]], whose festival was held in May.
9: ...their new schoolwork or jobs. It is due to a Japanese custom that all [[schoolyear]]s and [[fiscal yea...
16: ...his is celebrated as [[Labor Day]] in many countries.
18: * [[Eastern Christianity]] celebrates [[Easter]] on a [[week|Sunday]] between [[April 4... - Raccoon (4751 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''lotor'''''}}
14: ...e intelligent omnivores with a reputation for slyness and mischief.
16: ...m]. They have black facial colorings around the eyes, and have a bushy tail with light and dark altern...
18: ...ng is performed to actually clean food; some studies find that raccoons engage in it when water is not...
20: ...in to fend for themselves. In severe winter climates, raccoons may become dormant but do not hibernate... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
7: ... [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tuvalu]] and the [[...
9: ...[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the second-longest-serving current head of state in the world, afte...
11: ...]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
14: ...azine-cover-p'incess-lilybet.jpg|thumb|left|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover...
15: ...ark|Queen Alexandra]] and grandmother Queen Mary respectively. - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
12: | '''Predecessor:'''
15: | '''Successor:'''
24: | '''[[Profession]]:'''
28: | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
31: ...]]) leaders, the eight most industrialized countries in the world, after British Prime Minister [[Marg... - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Asparagales]]}}
11: ...vision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = Species}}
16: ...pplied either to the genus, or to any of the species within it. It is also applied to various subdivi...
19: ==Description==
20: There are many species of ''Iris'', widely distributed throughout the no... - Maple (3638 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Sapindales]]}}
14: ...arp), from the hardness of the wood, used for lances in the past.
16: ...ge:orangemaple.jpg|thumb|left|[[Sugar Maple]] leaves in fall]]
17: ...olium'', has pinnately-veined simple leaves that resemble those of [[hornbeam]]s.
19: ...in a few weeks to six months of flowering, the trees drop large numbers of seeds. - Printing (4400 bytes)
1: :''For other articles which otherwise might have the same name, see [[P...
3: ...chine|folder]] of newspaper web offset printing press]]
4: ...on [[paper]] using a [[printing press]]. It is an essential part of [[publishing]].
6: ... in the world is [[Montr顬]], [[Quebec]] based [[Quebecor World]].
11: ...h and 13th century many Arabic and Chinese libraries contained tens of thousands of printed books. - Culture (23440 bytes)
1: ...o classify, codify and communicate their experiences [[symbol|symbolically]]. [[Image:Karen_tribe2063c...
6: ...ng to this thinking, one can classify some countries as more civilized than others, and some people as...
8: ...he indigenous music traditions of aboriginal peoples of [[Australia]].
10: ... criticized) elements of [[high culture]] for repressing "[[human nature]]".
12: ... capitalist]] systems of [[western culture | the West]]. - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ... the talk page, and wait until the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
3: ...formation instead to one of the many "main" articles about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Po...
6: ...ea (after [[Russia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its territorial claims extend north into the [...
8: ...as a [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy]] and is a [[constitutional mon...
10: ...]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estimate for [[as of 2005|June 2005]] is 32.2 millio... - Maine (17312 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Portland, Maine|Portland]] |
30: HighestElev = 1,608 |
32: LowestElev = 0 |
36: ...ostal abbreviation is '''ME'''. Four [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] ships were named [[USS Maine|USS...
38: ...n kept the balance between [[slave]] and free states. Maine's original capital was [[Portland, Maine|P... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]] |
30: HighestElev = 1,339 |
32: LowestElev = 29 |
36: ...e west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...[[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while the largest city is [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]]. - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
10: ...argestCity = [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] |
30: HighestElev = 1,917 |
32: LowestElev = 0 |
36: ...S. presidential primary|primary]] in the [[U.S. presidential election]]s, and has probably the most fa...
38: ...that industry has declined greatly in recent decades. The nickname has also been embraced for reflecti... - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
2: ... and 13 stripes representing each of the 13 colonies.]]
4: ...e establishment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
6: ...Canada]]. The colonies of [[East Florida]] and [[West Florida]] also remained loyal during the America...
8: ==The Thirteen Colonies==
10: ...oraneous documents almost always listed the colonies in geographical order, roughly from north to sout... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ... The war resulted in France's loss of all its possessions in North America except for some Caribbean i...
5: ...as the ''Guerre de la conquê´¥'' (War of the Conquest), since it is the war in which [[New France]] wa...
7: ==Series of North American conflicts, 1600-1700s==
9: ...ore as secondary theatres to European conflicts, resulted in little territorial change.
13: ...raham]] outside of [[Quebec City]], in which [[James Wolfe]] defeated a French garrison led by [[Louis... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
1: ...by Viviano Codazzi in a 1630 painting, is the largest church in Christendom and often used by the Pope...
2: ...int Peter]], one of the twelve [[apostle]]s of [[Jesus]] and first [[Bishop of Antioch]] and later fir...
4: ... but which is no longer used. These are the sources of the confusion.
7: ... Saint Peter. The high canopy or baldocchino was designed by Bernini.]]
12: ...derno]] became the chief architect later on, and designed the entrance. - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...y usually follow the boundaries of states, countries or other administrative areas.
4: ...[image:Timezones.png|thumb|400px|Standard Time Zones of the World by the CIA]]
6: ...l other time zones are relative. UTC is, nevertheless, the official term for today's atomically measur...
10: ...r a location is given relative to UTC. Some examples:
11: ... if it is 12:00 UTC, then it is 04:00 in Los Angeles) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ...on was claimed by [[Spain]]. Note that this map does not show the bulk of [[British North America]] of...
2: ...nd the creation of the [[United States|United States of America]]. The [[American Revolutionary War]] ...
4: ...rrent interpretations fall somewhere in between these two positions.
10: ...ost white colonists in America considered themselves loyal subjects of the British Crown, with the sam...
16: ...separation of church and state]] and other liberties. - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''1600 to 1699'''...
8: *[[1607]]-Settlement of [[Jamestown, Virginia]]
11: *[[1608]]-[[France|French]] establish colony at [[Quebec]]
12: ...enry Hudson]], hired by the Dutch, explores the present-day [[Hudson River]]
13: *[[1609]]-The [[United Provinces]] ([[the Netherlands]]) lays claim to the [[Hudso... - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1700]] to [[1...
6: ...]] - [[Queen Anne's War]] (War of the Spanish Succession) begins
7: ...t Jersey]] and [[west Jersey]] become crown colonies
18: ... Peter Zenger]] trial on freedom of the press issues.
19: *[[1739]] - [[George Whitefield]] tours the colonies ([[1739]]-[[1741]]) to preach the Great Awakening
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