HIS261H5 Final: Final Exam Notes.docx
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Canada already existed in 1867 as a french colony. People did not take part in it unlike other countries. Distinction well between the usa and bna. Major movements of population people travelling to see this gold rush. Thousands went into the interiors of the country not many lived there. In the 1500s explorers from europe came to north america to claim lands. They realized that this land was rich in resources. Soon settlement began, with people seeking a new life in the new world. The two european countries that figured the most in north america were britain and france. They met aboriginal nations that had been living for thousands of years in what is now canada. These first nations and britain and france often had difficult relations. When the seven years war ended in 1763, france had to surrender its land in north. From this time on britain had control of most of north america.
