2. Canada is a country with over 33 million
inhabitants that occupies the northern North
America and is the second largest country in the
world.
After the discovery of America, other European countries arrived in
search of new lands. Settlers from England and France came to the
northern part of America and fought to stay there.
After several battles between France and England, the colonies were
conquered by the English in the eighteenth century.

3.  In the general election of 2000 were Jean
Chrétien and the Liberal Party of Canada.
Canada took part in the War in Afghanistan
from 2001 and still has troops there ,
having an important role in the invasion of
Canada in Afghanistan . In March 2006,
Stephen Harper traveled to Afghanistan to
show their support for President Hamid
Karzai and the Canadian troops in
Kandahar, Canada sent 15,000 men to
Afghanistan until 2008, of which about
2,500 are deployed and 81 Canadians have
died between February 2002 to March 16,
2008.

4.  In February 1993, due to a mix of economic problems and
political discord Brian Mulroney resigned and was replaced as
Prime Minister and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party
of Canada Kim Campbell on June 13, 1993, being the first
woman to hold the position of Prime Minister of Canada. In the
general election of October 25, 1999, the Liberal Party of
Canada won an incredible victory

Kim Campbell

5. The first Canadians were the ancestors of the
American Indians who came across the Bering Strait
prior to 20000. Causes approximately 6000. C. crossed
the Bering Strait ancestors which form the Dorset
culture was replaced by the Thule

6.  The Seven Years' War was a series of trade disputes and colonial
rivalry between French and English. Which was given in North
America , Initially Britain suffered a defeat at Fort Duquesne and
fails when trying to take Crown Point in 1755 .The French
counterattacks succeeded in taking Fort William Henry, Fort
George and Fort Oswego in 1756. But the French forces led by
General Louis-Saint-Veran Josep, Marquis de Montcalm soon be
incapacitated to receive help from the metropolis of France due to
the blockade of the British Royal Navy.

7.  Conservative Prime Minister Sir Robert Laird Borden responded to the
war in Europe mobilizing hundreds of thousands of volunteers, because
of the 8 million inhabitants 620,000 left for the war, 57,000 soldiers
dying in it. Canadian troops were deployed in Russia, Britain, France,
Salonika, Mesopotamia and Palestine. Newfoundland contributed 12,000
men, of whom 1,000 were killed, and were intended to Scotland,
Belgium, France and Gallipoli. Canadian troops distinguished themselves
during the battle for Vimy Ridge to take the hill on April 15, 1917

8.  The eastern part of the present territory of Canada was
first described in 1498 by the Venetian Juan Sebastian
Cabot. Shortly after the expedition began coming to
America early English, French and Spanish fishermen who
had heard of the abundance of cod in Newfoundland
banks through the issuance of Cabot and Jacques Cartier
explored by 1534-1535

9.  The first attempt to colonize Canada failed in
1541. Newfoundland was annexed to the British
Empire by Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1583. The
first permanent French colony was the Acadia
(Nova Scotia) founded in 1604 by Samuel de
Champlain, being followed in 1608 by the
Colony of Quebec. In 1627 Cardinal Richelieu
founded a joint stock company . In 1628 Sir
William Alexander set up a Scottish colony in
what is now Scotland. The French founded new
settlements in Trois-Rivières in 1634 and
Montreal in 1642. In 1663 under King Louis XIV
of France the colony of New France happens to
be under the direct authority of the king.

10.  Each nation was distinguished by a cross of a different colour.
France long had a red cross on its banners while England used a
white cross. In the course of history, red and white alternated as
the national colours of France and England.
 Red and white were approved as Canada's official colours in the
proclamation of her coat of arms in 1921.
 In 1957, the colour of the maple leaves on the shield of the
Royal Arms of Canada was changed from green on a white
ground to red on a white ground in recognition of Canada's
official colours.