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	1763 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		See also: 1762 in Canada, other events of 1763, 1764 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
		Thursday February 10 - By the treaty of Paris, France cedes to Britain, Canada and all the Laurentian Islands, except St.
		Aware that England and France had ended both their European and American wars, Pontiac tried to start a second uprising, later counseled peace, and was killed in 1769 in Illinois by a Peoria Indian who was probably an assassin hired by the English.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1763_in_Canada (315 words)

	CANADA - LoveToKnow Article on CANADA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The great central area of Canada is drained towards Hudson Bay, but its two largest rivers have separate watersheds, the Mackenzie flowing north-west to the Arctic Ocean and the St Lawrence north-east towards the Atlantic, the one to the south-west and the other to the south-east of the Archean protaxis.
		In Canada the isotherms by no means follow parallels of latitude, especially in summer when in the western half of the country they run nearly north-west and south-east; so that the average temperature of 55 is found about on the Arctic circle in the Mackenzie river valley, in lat.
		The several kinds of geese including the Canada goose, the Arctic goose or wavey, the laughing goose, the brant and othersall breed inthe northern regions, but are found in great numbers throughout the several provinces, passing north in the spring and south in the autumn.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CA/CANADA.htm (20927 words)

	French Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lawrence River valley, which was called le Canada in the time of New France, and corresponds to the southern part of modern Quebec excluding the Eastern Townships.
		Later, this Canada was renamed the Province of Quebec (1763), Lower Canada (1791), Canada East (1840), and finally the Province of Quebec (1867) again.
		All the Canadian communities where there is a significant concentration of Francophone Canadians, that is, Canadian citizens who speak French and use it as their principal language.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_Canada (318 words)

	Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Canada's wild northern frontier, which has etched itself into the national psyche, and its distinct patchwork of peoples have created a country that is decidedly different from its brash neighbour.
		Canada's wild west begins in the prairie province of Manitoba, and Winnipeg is its capital.
		Canada is so large, cyclists find it hard to cover much ground; most people use other forms of transport to move from region to region and keep their bikes for recreational cycling once they're there.
	www.poltskof.com /canada.htm (5809 words)

	Canadian Geography Quizzes - Fun Map Games
		Even with its size, Canada is one of the lowest population density of any of the provinces or territories in the world.
		The moose is native to Canada and a national symbol, appearing in the coat of arms of several provinces.
		Canada has greatly benefited from NAFTA(the North American Free Trade Agreement), but is losing technically trained individuals to the the higher wages of the US and elsewhere.
	www.sheppardsoftware.com /Canadian_Geography.htm (741 words)

	Canada: history to 1867 - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Canada: history to 1867 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		By the Treaty of Paris, 1763 Canada and the disputed lands between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers passed into the hands of the British.
		The boundary between Canada and the USA had first been defined by another Treaty of Paris in 1783, at the end of the American Revolution, and was finally fixed, after a further threat of war with the USA, all the way to the Pacific Ocean by the Oregon Treaty of 1846.
		In the resulting Durham Report he suggested that the colony should be granted responsible government, and a legislative union of Upper and Lower Canada took place in 1841, forming the United Province of Canada.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Canada:+history+to+1867 (1061 words)

	Other Flags in Canada before 1763
		The flag of Spain flew on the west coast of Canada between 1789 and 1795.
		Spanish explorations and landings on the west coast of Canada in 1592 and 1774, however, were not consolidated by any settlement.
		In 1789, fearful of Russian intentions to move down the coast from Alaska, and concerned by British trading activity that followed Cook's visit in 1778, Spain asserted its sovereignty in the region by establishing a fort at Friendly Cove at the entrance to Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ca-16-ot.html (812 words)

	Canada and the United States, 1814 to 1846
		Slaves continued escaping to Canada, and extraditions of escaped slaves were requested by the United States government.
		In the western part of Upper Canada a rebel force of from 500 to 600 was on the move.
		On December 12, twelve rebels in Lower Canada were executed and fifty-eight were deported to penal colonies across the Pacific.
	www.fsmitha.com /h3/h40-am.html (3460 words)

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		Anglo-French rivalry in Canada resulted in the defeat of the French and in 1763 Canada became a British colony.
		Canada is second largest country in the world, but most of the territory is very thinly populated.
		Canada is a highly developed industrial and agrarian country: industry accounts for 80% of her national product.
	www.studentske.sk /anglictina/Canada.htm (531 words)

	Adventure in Canada - Explore Canada
		There is a great variety of different landform, ranging from the intensively farmed plains of the south to the evocatively named “Barren Grounds” of the north, which are characterised by permafrost and freezing tundra.
		The Act established the Dominion of Canada and became Canada's equivalent of a constitution.
		As to be expected Canada’s demographic make up is particularly diverse, with people of English and French descent predominating and with smaller numbers of people from a variety of European and Asian backgrounds.
	www.keadventure.com /countries/canada (1330 words)

	The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. II: Basilica - Chambers (canada)
		CANADA: A country of North America occupying the entire continent north of the United States except Alaska; area, 3,745,574 square miles; population (1901), 5,371,315 (estimated in 1909 at 6,100,000).
		The Dominion of Canada, the official designation of the country, was formed in 1867 by a confederation of the eastern provinces of Upper and Lower Canada (now Ontario and Quebec), New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, the coalition being recognized by an Act of Parliament of the mother country.
		In 1791, when Canada first received a constitution, one-seventh of all the land in the colony disposed of by sale or grant to colonists was "reserved" for the support of a Protestant clergy.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/schaff/encyc02.canada.html (1635 words)

	The History of the Game of Lacrosse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 1763, after Canada had become British, the game was used by the aborigines to carry out an ingenious piece of treachery.
		On the 4th of June, when the garrison of Fort Michilimackinac (now Mackinac) was celebrating the king's birthday, it was invited by the Ottawas, under their chief Pontiac, to witness a game of "baggataway" (lacrosse).
		The game found favour among the British settlers, but it was not until 1867, the year in which Canada became a Dominion, that G.W. Beers, a prominent player, suggested that Lacrosse should be recognized as the national game, and the National Lacrosse Association of Canada was formed.
	www.internet-esq.com /lax/history.htm (1005 words)

	The flag of Canada \| Nerdshift
		Canada was initially inhabited by the First Nations for more than 10000 years and the Inuit from 500 CE, before the Vikings visited Canada around the 11th century, who withdrew without establishing settlements after the violent reaction of the locals.
		In 1860 it was used for decorations during the visit of the Prince of Wales to Canada.
		The flag was finally approved by the committee in December 1964 and on 15 February 1965 the maple leaf flag became the official national flag of Canada, with the agreement of Queen Elizabeth II.
	portal.wikinerds.org /canada-flag (1922 words)

	Yes, it WAS Canada then...
		Rest assured; Canada was "Canada" long before there was a formal federal union, which merely broadened the area referred to by the name.
		This unequalled property could not have been attained by the utmost liberality of the Government or the persevering industry of the people had not the maritime power of the mother country secured to its colonists a safe access to every market where the produce of their labor was in demand...
		From 1791 onward, "Canada" was an offical place (two places, until the 1840s, actually), with an instituted government, colonial administration, military jurisdiction, the ability to sign local treaties, coin colonial money, etc. Eventually the buck stopped in Ottawa instead of London; that's mainly what happened in 1867.
	www.unitednorthamerica.org /phpBB2/post-25070.html (4603 words)

	Snapshot, Canada: Quebec
		Quebec is the largest province in Canada geographically, and the second most populous, after Ontario, with a population of 7,568,640 (Statistics Canada, January 2005).
		The residents of Lower Canada then formed a group of resistance, called the Patriotes, but were soon crushed by the British army after only one victory in Saint-Denis, south of Montreal.
		In 1867 the Province of Canada, joining with the other British colonies of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in the Canadian Confederation, was redivided into its two parts, under the names Ontario and Quebec.
	www.sheppardsoftware.com /canadaweb/snapshot/Snapshot-Canada11.htm (877 words)

	Canada
		Canada is a federation of ten provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan) and three territories (Northwest Territories, Yukon, and as of April 1, 1999, Nunavut).
		Canada was taken for France in 1534 by Jacques Cartier.
		At that time the population of Canada was almost entirely French, but in the next few decades, thousands of British colonists emigrated to Canada from the British Isles and from the American colonies.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107386.html (2062 words)

	Lower Canada and the British Regime
		The new English settlers are immediately displeased with this "all-too French Canada" and reject the seigneurial regime and the French laws.
		The Lower Canada assembly is composed of 35 elected Canadiens and 15 elected English (despite the fact that the population is 95% Canadien).
		The main parties of Canada East were the Bleus led by George-Étienne Cartier and the nationalist Rouges led by Antoine-Aimé Dorion.
	www.republiquelibre.org /cousture/BAS2.HTM (3161 words)

	(DV) Petersen: Canada's Oil Invasion
		Canada was one of those countries that did not wholeheartedly embrace the Genocide Convention.
		(4) “The Royal Proclamation of October 7, 1763” In Canada, the Proclamation is the foundation of the treaty process from which Aboriginal title, in the colonial sense, is derived.
		Clark found, “The domestic courts from the Supreme Court of Canada on down are just refusing to address the law because it finds them personally guilty of complicity in treason, fraud and genocide.” Clark was ordered by BC Judge Nicholas Friesen to undergo psychiatric examination.
	www.dissidentvoice.org /Apr05/Petersen0425.htm (3279 words)

	Benjamin Franklin . Worldly Ways . Canada \| PBS
		Franklin believed that Canada and the British colonies were tied by their English heritage, their geographic locations, and their mutual needs.
		Franklin published a pamphlet titled "The Interest of Great Britain Considered with Regard to her Colonies and Acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe," which argued for the strategic importance of England maintaining possession of Canada.
		• In 1763, he proposed that both Canada and Nova Scotia be ceded by England to the colonies.
	www.pbs.org /benfranklin/exp_worldly_canada.html (242 words)

	Canada, An Early History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The presence of the ice, which for a time virtually covered Canada, makes it reasonable to assume that the southern reaches of North America were settled before Canada, and that the Inuit (Eskimo) who live in Canada's Arctic regions today were the last of the aboriginal peoples to reach Canada.
		The one characteristic virtually all the groups in precontact Canada shared was that they were self-governing and politically independent.
		Although each was deeply suspicious of the other, a sporadic trade was conducted in scattered locations between the fishing crews and the Indians, with the latter trading furs for iron and other manufactured goods.
	history-world.org /canada.htm (1815 words)

	Canada Day: The Story Behind the Holiday Part 1
		With the help of their American colonists, the British won this war (in 1763) and demanded Canada as a prize.
		while America was involved in its Civil War (1861-1865), Canada was involved in a struggle of its own: to come to grips with the idea of forming one, large country.
		To add to the confusion, Canada West was also called Upper Canada and Canada East was also called Lower Canada, even though Lower Canada was at times farther north than Upper Canada.
	www.socialstudiesforkids.com /articles/holidays/canadaday1.htm (257 words)

	New Catholic Dictionary: Canada
		Missionary work in Canada was introduced by Franciscan Recollects in 1615 and continued by Jesuits and Sulpicians.
		By the Treaty of Paris, 1763, Canada was ceded to England.
		The union of Upper and Lower Canada, accomplished in 1840, marked a forward step in the growth of the Church.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/ncd01605.htm (348 words)

	Treaty of Paris: 1763
		The French and Indian War was part of a wider European conflict known as the Seven years War which pitted England and Prussia against France, Austria, Russia and Spain.
		The French and Indian War was concluded by the Treaty Of Paris of February 10, 1763.
		By the Treaty of Paris in 1763, France lost Canada in favor of Great Britain and all claims to territory east of the Mississippi, while Spain, in order to recover Cuba which Britain had taken, ceded Florida.
	www.thenagain.info /WebChron/USA/TreatyParis.html (307 words)

	Lonely Planet World Guide \| Destination Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		ABMs (ATMs) are common throughout Canada, with the Interac system the quickest and most convenient way to replenish cash.
		Some of the common tree species include white and fl spruce, balsam and Douglas fir, western red cedar, white pine and the sugar maple, one of Canada's best-known symbols - the maple leaf appears on the country's flag.
		Canada has four distinct seasons, although their arrival times vary across the country.
	www.statraveluk.lonelyplanet.com /north_america/canada (5689 words)

	NEW FRANCE: 1524-1763
		La Roche leaves with 10 soldiers and 40 «peasants and beggars» for the île de Sable, off the coast of the actual Nova Scotia.
		The unarmed populace is arrested and loaded onto boats that disperse them in the American colonies.
		1763: Thousands of Natives, still loyal to France, swear vengeance and declare war on the English.
	www.republiquelibre.org /cousture/NVFR2.HTM (2476 words)

	Canadiana, Travel Canada, Exploration, Local History, Rare & Out-of-Print Books
		A narrative of the author travels across Canada mainly by train, with attractive illustrations of both trains and views along the way and good descriptions of the country as it was.
		Head was governor of Upper Canada and describes the suppression of the McKenzie rebellion as well as his perspective on social and political life at that time.
		The results of this exploration and scientific expedition, sponsored by the government of Canada and under the command of Vilhjalmur Steffansson, was published in 14 volumes in 77 numbers, over 25 year period, covering various aspects of natural history, geology, tides, native peoples, etc, each part produced by an expert in their field.
	www.horizonbook.com /canadian.html (9357 words)

	Canada facts from ALS International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The French originally settled Canada in Quebec, but after the Seven Year War, otherwise known as the French and Indian War, Canada was ceded to Great Britain in 1763.
		Canada remained a British Colony until 1867, when it became the first dominion in the British Commonwealth.
		Canada is home to the world's largest waterfall, The Niagara Falls, also located in Ontario.
	www.alsintl.com /countries/C/canada.html (1854 words)

	CANADIAN NATIVE NATIONS -- Treaties Mapindex
		The Royal Proclamation of 1763 which defined Indian country in what's now Canada as well as the U.S is the subject of another map that lists a few of these earlier treaties.
		Because of the U.S. Revolutionary war, and establishment of a new nation to the south (by the 1785 Treaty of Paris, in which neither side noticed either their Indian allies nor Native land rights), treaties prior to this date are with England.
		At the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries, several numbered treaties were signed with tribes of northern Alberta province (admitted to Canada in 1905), Northern Saskatchewan (admitted 1905), Northern Manitoba (admitted 1912), and the northern or former Hudson's Bay land grant, of Northern Ontario (which had already been admitted to Canada, 1867).
	www.kstrom.net /isk/maps/cantreat.html (2058 words)

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