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The first Europeans to arrive in Canada. Didn't stay long. Eventually left to return to Europe.
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Both claimed area's of Canada. French explorers, settlers and Missionaries founded cities. The most important were Quebec and Montreal.
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The colinists declared their independence. But it wasn't until 1783 that Great Britain recognized it and the U.S. was born
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The U.S. Constitution was written to create a government. Principles were followed, like Seperation of Powers, to achieve the writers' goals of a government.
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10 ammendments with the purpose of preventing the government from taking away the peole's freedoms.
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Because Licoln opposed slavery, his election caused the southern states to seperate and create their own nation. This led to the Civil War.
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Most colinies became a dominion so Canada had it's own government to run local affairs.
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Women won support to be treated equal and in1920, an ammendment was passed allowing women to vote.
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French-speaking citizens of Quebec want to seperate from English-speaking Canada to create their own country. This will allow Quebec to maintain their French culture.
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Canadian's won the right to change their constitution without british approval
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In Nunavut the Inuit govern themselves although they still rely on the national government for some services.
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On September 11, 2001 four passenger planes were seized by terrorists, two crashed into the world trade center better known as the twin towers, a third damadged the Pentagon, and the fourth crashed in rural Pensylvania
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U.S. troops overthrow Iraq's dictator accused of hiding illegal weapons and helping terrorism.
