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1. Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
   3: ... was a French [[Exploration|explorer]] who is popularly thought of as one of the major discoverers of ...
   9: Very little information is available on Cartier's character and personality but his...
   13: ...é|Gaspé, Quebec]] where he planted a cross and claimed the territory for France. During this trip he...
   17: ...uch more impressive than the small and squalid village of Stadacona, more than a thousand Hurons came ...
   19: ...by his arrival in Stadacona as it was by then too late to return to France. Cartier and his men prepa...
2. May (3270 bytes)
   5: ...constellation of [[Aries]] and ends in the constellation of [[Taurus]].
   11: ...okuu'', meaning "month of sowing". In [[Slovenian language|Slovene]], it is called ''veliki traven'', ...
   16: ...[May Day]] is [[May 1]]. This is celebrated as [[Labor Day]] in many countries.
   23: ... on the [[Monday]] on or before [[May 24]]. In [[Quebec]], it is known as Patriots' Day (''Journ饠nation...
   24: ...ic holiday, is on [[May 31]], but observed on the last [[Monday]] in May.
3. Raccoon (4751 bytes)
   3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
   6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[mammal|Mammalia]]}}
   11: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
   16: ...rings. The coat is a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur. On rare occasions, raccoons may be albino....
   18: ... that raccoons engage in it when water is not available.
4. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
   7: ...m|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].
   9: ...e world, after King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] of Thailand.
   15: ...[Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]]), the daughter of [[Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and...
   17: ...d VIII of the United Kingdom|The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII]].
   20: ...ways been a strong believer in the [[Church of England]].
5. Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
   21: | '''Place of Birth:'''
   31: ... [[November 4]], [[1993]]. Though she was not popularly elected, she remains [[North America]]'s only ...
   33: She was never particularly fond of any of her given names, and consequent...
   39: ...rty. A few years later she resigned from the legislature to run in the [[Canadian federal election, 19...
   45: ...ecome Prime Minister, initially made her very popular. For a while, it seemed that she might have a ch...
6. Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
   3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightgreen}}
   4: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
   5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
   6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]}...
   10: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
7. Maple (3638 bytes)
   3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightgreen }}
   4: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
   5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
   6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
   10: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
8. Printing (4400 bytes)
   3: [[Image:Drukarnia-zlamywak.jpg|right|thumb|The [[folding machine|folder...
   6: ... in the world is [[Montr顬]], [[Quebec]] based [[Quebecor World]].
   15: ...00. In 1476, a printing press was developed in England by [[William Caxton]]; in 1539, the Italian Jua...
   18: ...elder|Senefelder]] discovered [[lithography]]. [[Blake]] made relief etchings. Early in the [[nineteen...
   21: A [[document]] can also be printed by a [[laser printer]], [[Inkjet printer|inkjet]], or other...
9. Culture (23440 bytes)
   1: ...Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
   5: ...Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroo Clipart]]]
   6: ...al theorists have actually tried to eliminate popular or mass culture from the definition of culture.
   8: ..."is" more refined than music produced by working-class people such as [[punk rock]] or than the indige...
   10: ...erent culture"; but class as "uncultured". People lacking "culture" often seemed more "natural", and o...
10. Canada (35540 bytes)
    6: ...Bordering the [[United States]], its territorial claims extend north into the [[Arctic Ocean]] as far ...
    10: ...ople [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm].
    17: ...Nations]], the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], and [[La Francophonie]]. Canada is officially [[Bilinguali...
    18: ...ian French|French]] is the majority language of [[Quebec]] and is widely spoken in [[New Brunswick]].
    19: ...ommunities and in [[Nunavut]], where the majority language is [[Inuktitut]].
11. Maine (17312 bytes)
    4: Flag = Maine state flag.png |
    5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Maine]] |
    10: LargestCity = [[Portland, Maine|Portland]] |
    12: PostalAbbreviation = ME |
    13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
12. Vermont (39851 bytes)
    4: Flag = Vermont state flag.png |
    5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Vermont]] |
    10: LargestCity = [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]]...
    11: Governor = [[Jim Douglas]] |
    12: PostalAbbreviation = VT |
13. New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
    4: Flag = New Hampshire state flag.png |
    5: Flaglink = [[Flag of New Hampshire]] |
    10: LargestCity = [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manche...
    12: PostalAbbreviation = NH |
    13: OfficialLang = ''English'' |
14. Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
    1: ...Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
    2: ...d the first [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing each...
    4: ...he [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] in [[1776]] and formally ...
    6: ...dash;remained loyal to the British Crown and much later were united as [[Canada]]. The colonies of [[E...
    10: ... as follows (the division into three regions is a later construct of historians):
15. French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
    1: ...ierre and Miquelon, two small islands off Newfoundland. The British acquired Canada while Spain gained...
    3: ==Nomenclature==
    5: ...French Canadians]] refer to it as the ''Guerre de la conqu괥'' (War of the Conquest), since it is the...
    9: The French and Indian War was the last of four major colonial wars (called, somewhat c...
    13: ...– at the [[Plains of Abraham]] outside of [[Quebec City]], in which [[James Wolfe]] defeated a Frenc...
16. St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
    1: ...yed by Viviano Codazzi in a 1630 painting, is the largest church in Christendom and often used by the ...
    2: ... of [[Jesus]] and first [[Bishop of Antioch]] and later first [[Bishop of Rome]]. Tradition holds tha...
    4: ... the Papal residence, most Papal ceremonies take place at St. Peter's. The basilica also holds a reli...
    10: ...h. This was abandoned after a short while. In the late [[15th century]] [[Pope Sixtus IV]] had the [[S...
    12: ...rch. [[Carlo Maderno]] became the chief architect later on, and designed the entrance.
17. Time zone (34024 bytes)
    2: ...hows, the shapes of time zones can be quite irregular because they usually follow the boundaries of st...
    6: ...e "base time" to which all other time zones are relative. UTC is, nevertheless, the official term for ...
    8: ...n the last Sunday in October and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday in March. For the remainder of the year ...
    10: The time for a location is given relative to UTC. Some examples:
    18: ...rom UTC, then the date at the location is one day later or earlier. Some examples:
18. American Revolution (17069 bytes)
    1: ...ench and Indian War]], and the orange region was claimed by [[Spain]]. Note that this map does not sho...
    4: ...dically transform colonial society, but simply replaced a distant government with a local one. The opp...
    10: ...panish]] [[Florida]], and the [[Native American]] lands east of the [[Mississippi River]]. A war again...
    16: ...] elevated [[natural philosophy]] and began to replace arguments born of tradition and authority with ...
    19: ...ept through all the British colonies, from New England to the Carolinas, as a common experience.
19. Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
    11: *[[1608]]-[[France|French]] establish colony at [[Quebec]]
    13: ... [[United Provinces]] ([[the Netherlands]]) lays claim to the [[Hudson Valley]] area
    18: *[[1619]]-First African [[slavery|slaves]] arrive at Jamestown
    22: ...[1620]]-[[Pilgrims]] arrive from [[Plymouth]], England, on the ''[[Mayflower (ship)|Mayflower]]''. The...
    23: *[[1624]]-[[New Netherlands]] founded by the [[Dutch West India Company]] ...
20. Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
    23: ...- King George's War ends with the [[Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle]]
    28: ... the Plains of Abraham]], part of the [[Battle of Quebec (1759)]]
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