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- Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...rior eastern region that would become the first european-inhabited area of that country.
5: ...s part of a respectable family of mariners and improved his social status in 1520 by marrying Catherin...
9: ...t Cartier made three voyages of discovery in dangerous and hitherto unknown waters without losing a sh...
13: ... the sons of Huron [[Chief Donnacona]], back to Europe.
17: ...alid village of Stadacona, more than a thousand Hurons came to the edge of the river to greet the Fren... - May (3270 bytes)
5: ...[[Taurus]] and ends in the sign of [[Gemini]]. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constell...
7: ...k god]]dess [[Maia]], who was identified with the Roman [[goddess]] of fertility, [[Bona Dea]], whose ...
19: ...is [[Victory in Europe Day|VE Day]]. In Eastern Europe it is celebrated in May 9.
20: ...on]] [[May 9]] is [[European Symbols#Europe Day|Europe Day]] - Raccoon (4751 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Procyonidae]]}}
9: ...x_genus_entry | taxon = '''''[[Procyon (raccoon)|Procyon]]'''''}}
12: ...nk | binomial_name = Procyon lotor | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
14: ... Its name derives from the [[Algonquian]] word ''aroughcoune'', "he who scratches with his hands". Rac...
16: ...lternating rings. The coat is a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur. On rare occasions, raccoons may... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
5: {{British Royal Family}}
9: ...is the longest serving current Head of State in Europe, The Americas, and [[Australasia|Australasia]],...
11: ... mother of the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
17: ... to the British throne|line of succession to the crown]], behind her father and her uncle, HRH [[Edwar...
20: ...rchbishop of Canterbury]] and has always been a strong believer in the [[Church of England]]. - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
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13: | [[Brian Mulroney]]
24: | '''[[Profession]]:'''
28: | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
31: ...woman in history to sit at the table of the [[G7|Group of Seven]] (now [[G8]]) leaders, the eight most... - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
9: ...Iris'''''}}<br />{{Taxobox authority|author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]|date = [[1753]]}}
15: ...low to white, blue, blue-violet, lavender, tan, maroon and purple.
20: ...re many species of ''Iris'', widely distributed throughout the north temperate zone.
21: ...lopes, meadowlands, stream banks and deserts of Europe, the Middle East and northern Africa, Asia and ...
23: ...e are 3 - 10 basal, sword-shaped [[leaf|leaves]] growing in dense clumps. - Maple (3638 bytes)
9: ...Acer'''}}<br />{{Taxobox authority | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] | date = [[1753]]}}
14: ...e 'acer' derives from the Latin "acris" (sharp), from the hardness of the wood, used for lances in the...
19: ... few weeks to six months of flowering, the trees drop large numbers of seeds.
21: ...] is the world's largest producer of maple sugar products.
25: ...ada]] depicts a stylized [[maple leaf]] and is a prominent national symbol. - Printing (4400 bytes)
4: ...g''' is an [[industry|industrial]] process for reproducing copies of [[text]]s and [[image]]s, typical...
11: ... the more sophisticated [[block printing]] dates from 868 AD (The ''[[Diamond Sutra]]'' of AD [[868]],...
13: ...developed the use of raised and movable type and from the start used oil based inks.
18: ...ymer]], [[Friedrich Koenig|Koenig]] and others introduced new kinds of type presses, which for strengt...
21: ...years, computer printing and industrial printing processes have converged, leading to the development ... - Culture (23440 bytes)
1: ...ure provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
5: ...ure provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroo Clipart]]]
6: ...ually tried to eliminate popular or mass culture from the definition of culture.
8: ...c produced by working-class people such as [[punk rock]] or than the indigenous music traditions of ab...
10: ...his [[worldview]], people with different customs from those who regard themselves as cultured do not u... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...ve arguments or evidence to the contrary, please provide them on the talk page, and wait until the con...
3: ... of the many "main" articles about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Ge...
8: ...of Canada|territories]]. Initially constituted through the [[British North America Acts|British North...
15: ...overnor General of Canada]], who exercises the prerogatives of the head of state (the monarch), and th...
21: ...deposits, [[nuclear energy]] generation, and [[hydroelectric power]] capacity. Its diversified [[Econo... - Maine (17312 bytes)
36: ...after the [[France|French]] province of [[Maine (province of France)|Maine]]. Another possibility for ...
38: ...20]]. This has become known as the [[Missouri Compromise]] because admitting both states into the unio...
43: ... 1936|1936 presidential election]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] received the Electoral Votes of every st...
47: ...nnebunkport]], and in [[1996]], Maine was again Perot's best state.
53: Famous politicians from Maine include [[James Blaine]], [[Edmund Muskie]... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
36: ... York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...tionary War]]. Famous for its scenery, [[dairy]] products and [[maple syrup]], Vermont has long been k...
44: ...hington]], three miles east of [[Roxbury, Vermont|Roxbury]].
50: ...ion, giving Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas.
52: ...articular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and climate conditions unique t... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
36: ... in the [[U.S. presidential election]]s, and has probably the most famous of all [[state motto]]s: "[[...
38: ...kname]] is "the Granite State" because it has numerous granite quarries, although that industry has de...
42: ...or having the first openly [[gay]] bishop, [[Gene Robinson]], within the [[Anglican Communion]] (the [...
51: ...in the [[Underground Railroad]] in providing safe routes into Canada, primarily via the [[Connecticut ...
58: ...her [[John H. Sununu]] was governor of the state from [[1983]]–[[1988]]. [[List of New Hampshire... - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
1: ...ure provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
2: ...:us flag large Betsy Ross.png|right|thumb|[[Betsy Ross]] purportedly sewed the first [[Flag of the Uni...
4: ...ation of Independence]] in [[1776]] and formally broke with the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]], leading ...
6: ...ard Island]]—remained loyal to the British Crown and much later were united as [[Canada]]. The c...
10: ...sted the colonies in geographical order, roughly from north to south, as follows (the division into th... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
9: ...hree wars, fought more as secondary theatres to European conflicts, resulted in little territorial cha...
13: ...ictories at [[Fort William Henry]], [[Fort Ticonderoga]], and against the [[Braddock Expedition]] and ...
15: ...tain gained control of a large French-speaking, [[Roman Catholic]] population in [[Lower Canada]]. Nea...
17: ...r]] crops and the ease with which it could be controlled.
19: ...onial settlements imposed by the [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]] in the newly acquired French t... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
2: ...[[Bishop of Antioch]] and later first [[Bishop of Rome]]. Tradition holds that his [[tomb]] is below ...
4: ...throne of the basilica's namesake when he led the Roman church, but which is no longer used. These ar...
8: ...ry. After [[Constantine I of the Roman Empire|Emperor Constantine]] officially recognized Christianity...
10: ...t. [[Pope Nicholas V]] asked architect [[Bernardo Rossellino]] to start adding to the old church. This...
12: ...ons were officially called). [[Michelangelo Buonarroti|Michelangelo]], who served as main architect fo... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...ngly awkward. Time zones partially rectified the problem by setting the clocks of a region to the same...
6: ...sured time as distinct from time determined by astronomical observation as formerly carried out at Gre...
12: ...5 (e.g. if it is 11:00 UTC, then it is 06:00 in Toronto)
18: ...nes results in a time the other side of midnight from UTC, then the date at the location is one day la...
19: ...23:00 UTC on Monday 15 March, then the time in Cairo is 01:00, Tuesday 16 March) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: [[Image:map of territorial growth 1775.jpg|thumb|300px|Before the Revolution: Th...
2: ...volution was effected before the War commenced," wrote [[John Adams]]. "The Revolution was in the mind...
4: ... event, producing significant changes that had a profound impact on world history. Most current interp...
10: ...sidered themselves loyal subjects of the British Crown, with the same rights and obligations as people...
16: ...he proper form of government have roots in this European Enlightenment and were a source for ideas reg... - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
3: ...eline of United States history]] concerns events from '''1600 to 1699'''.
13: *[[1609]]-The [[United Provinces]] ([[the Netherlands]]) lays claim to the [...
17: ...ed to [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]] by [[John Rolfe]]
22: *[[1620]]-[[Pilgrims]] arrive from [[Plymouth]], England, on the ''[[Mayflower (shi...
25: ...chusetts Bay Colony]] founded, led by [[John Winthrop]] - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
3: ...eline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1700]] to [[1759]]'''.
7: ...2]] - [[East Jersey]] and [[west Jersey]] become crown colonies
13: ...[[Province of Carolina]] proprietors sell out to Crown
16: *[[1733]] - [[Province of Georgia]] founded.
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