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- Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ... region that would become the first european-inhabited area of that country.
5: ...ppearance in baptismal registers as godfather or witness.
7: ... was painted by a Russian artist in 1839 for the city of Saint-Malo.
9: ...ed and departed some fifty undiscovered harbours without serious mishap and that the only sailors he l...
13: ...ec]] where he planted a cross and claimed the territory for France. During this trip he took [[Domagay... - May (3270 bytes)
3: ...ian Calendar]] and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 [[day]]s.
5: May begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of [[Taurus]] and ends in th...
7: ...as identified with the Roman [[goddess]] of fertility, [[Bona Dea]], whose festival was held in May.
9: ...tart to be tired of their new schoolwork or jobs. It is due to a Japanese custom that all [[schoolyear...
11: ...th of sowing". In [[Slovenian language|Slovene]], it is called ''veliki traven'', which means the mont... - Raccoon (4751 bytes)
14: ...h his hands". Raccoons are intelligent omnivores with a reputation for slyness and mischief.
16: ...gs make the animal look like it is wearing a "bandit's mask".
18: ...n food; some studies find that raccoons engage in it when water is not available.
20: ...o part in raising the young. By late summer, the litter will be weaned and will begin to fend for them...
27: ...ping during the night and being awake in the day with training. - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...umb|right|250px|Elizabeth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her [[...
5: {{British Royal Family}}
7: ...nd the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].
9: ...nce the death of her father, [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] on [[6 February]] [[19...
11: ...d is the mother of the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]. - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
22: | [[Port Alberni, British Columbia]]
25: | [[politician]]
27: | '''[[Political party|Political Party]]:'''
31: ...st industrialized countries in the world, after British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]].
33: ... teens. She was educated at the [[University of British Columbia]] (B.A., LL.B.) and studied towards a... - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
2: ...e:A white iris (small).jpg|240px]]| caption = A white iris}}
9: ...y | taxon = '''''Iris'''''}}<br />{{Taxobox authority|author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]|date = [[1753]]...
15: ...ng in colour from gold, copper-red or yellow to white, blue, blue-violet, lavender, tan, maroon and pu...
16: ... it. It is also applied to various subdivisions within the genus. [[Image:Iris02.jpg|232px|thumb|left...
17: [[Image:Iris.JPG|232px|thumb|right|White-purple-yellow Dutch iris]] - Maple (3638 bytes)
9: ...entry | taxon = '''Acer'''}}<br />{{Taxobox authority | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] | date = [[17...
14: ...''[[samara (fruit)|samara]]''', shaped to spin as it falls and carry the [[seed]]s a considerable dist...
17: ...triflorum'', have [[trifoliate]] leaves. The [[Manitoba Maple]] (''Acer negundo'') has pinnately compo...
19: ...making it easy to tell which flowers are female. Within a few weeks to six months of flowering, the tr...
21: ...p|maple sugar]] or [[maple syrup|maple candy]]. [[Quebec]] is the world's largest producer of maple sugar ... - Printing (4400 bytes)
4: ... [[ink]] 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: ... first discovered and developed in [[China]]. Primitive ''[[Woodblock printing]]'' was already in use ...
13: ...ic]] world. [[Johann Gutenberg]], of the German city of Mainz, developed European printing technology...
15: ...n Juan Pablos set up an imported press in Mexico City, Mexico. Stephen Day built the first printing pr... - Culture (23440 bytes)
1: ...rm "culture" to refer to the universal human capacity to classify, codify and communicate their experi...
6: ...o eliminate popular or mass culture from the definition of culture.
8: ...as [[punk rock]] or than the indigenous music traditions of aboriginal peoples of [[Australia]].
10: ...ore "natural", and observers often defended (or criticized) elements of [[high culture]] for repressin...
12: ...rupted by the highly-stratified [[capitalism | capitalist]] systems of [[western culture | the West]]. - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...t until the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
3: ...about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Tha...
6: ...ssia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its territorial claims extend north into the [[Arctic Ocean]...
8: ...democracy]] and is a [[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as...
10: ...anguage|English]] and [[French language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estima... - Maine (17312 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Portland, Maine|Portland]] |
21: DensityRank = 38<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 15.95 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 23<sup>rd</sup> | - Vermont (39851 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]] |
21: DensityRank = 30<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 25.41 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 14<sup>th</sup> | - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Granite State |
9: Capital = [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] |
21: DensityRank = 20<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 53.20 | - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
2: ...irst [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing each of the...
4: ...]] and the establishment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
6: ... loyal to the British Crown and much later were united as [[Canada]]. The colonies of [[East Florida]]...
29: ...777 until it became the 14th state in 1791. Today it is considered part of [[New England]].
31: ==Other British colonies in North America and the Caribbean in... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ... in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
5: ...ame part of the North American portion of the [[British Empire]].
9: ...res to European conflicts, resulted in little territorial change.
13: ...h de Montcalm]] and then captured New France's capital.
15: ...Near the beginning of the war, in [[1755]], the British had expelled French speaking populations in [[... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
2: ...ntioch]] and later first [[Bishop of Rome]]. Tradition holds that his [[tomb]] is below the baldochin...
4: ...iovanni in Laterano]]. However, due to the proximity of the Papal residence, most Papal ceremonies ta...
8: ...eror Constantine]] officially recognized Christianity he started construction in [[324]] of a great ba...
10: ... should be rebuilt. [[Pope Nicholas V]] asked architect [[Bernardo Rossellino]] to start adding to the...
12: ...he church. [[Carlo Maderno]] became the chief architect later on, and designed the entrance. - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...ap below shows, the shapes of time zones can be quite irregular because they usually follow the bounda...
6: ...h Observatory]] in [[Greenwich]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] [http://greenwichmeantime.com/]. For ...
8: ...1—known in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] as [[British Summer Time]] (BST).
11: ...A]]: UTC − 8 (e.g. if it is 12:00 UTC, then it is 04:00 in Los Angeles)
12: ...a]]: UTC − 5 (e.g. if it is 11:00 UTC, then it is 06:00 in Toronto) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ... Note that this map does not show the bulk of [[British North America]] of that time.]]
2: ...Lexington and Concord]] and continued after the British surrender at [[Battle of Yorktown (1781)|Yorkt...
4: ...pretations fall somewhere in between these two positions.
7: ... summarize the political, social, economic, etc. situations before the revolution, and the trends whic...
10: ...th the same rights and obligations as people in Britain. - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
1: ...g|thumb|A 19th century illustration of the Salem Witch Trials]]
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''1600 t...
11: *[[1608]]-[[France|French]] establish colony at [[Quebec]]
13: *[[1609]]-The [[United Provinces]] ([[the Netherlands]]) lays claim to...
24: ...] founded by the Dutch in present-day [[New York City]] - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1700...
10: *[[1713]] - Queen Anne's War ends with the [[Treaty of Utrecht (1713)|Treaty of Utrecht...
17: ...reat Awakening]] ([[1730s]] to [[1760s]]) begins with the preaching of [[Jonathan Edwards (theology)|J...
19: *[[1739]] - [[George Whitefield]] tours the colonies ([[1739]]-[[1741]]) to...
23: *[[1748]] - King George's War ends with the [[Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle]]
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