Brief Summary Of American History

First, was the Native Americans (Pre-Discovery by Europeans)

Then, there were Europeans (mostly men) who came to get gold and other things that could be gotten in
the Americas and Pilgrams and those coming for religous freedom (1500s-1600s)
In the 1700s, you get the split between England and Americans. By this time, people started to feel more
tied to America than England because they were born here, or lived here for awhile. There started to be a
cultural difference, and the Revolutionary War came about and we broke away, creating our own country.
In the 1800s, you get the Civil War and the whole mess slavery created, the expansion of America from
coast to coast, pioneers moving out West, and the problems that it created with the Indians (there were a
lot of wars). In the 1900s, you get WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, the counter culture revolution, the Cold
War, the war on terror and 9/11.
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Brief Summary Of Canadian History

THE DISCOVERY OF CANADA
The first people in Canada crossed the Bering Straits from Asia. In the north the
Inuit lived by hunting seals, walruses and whales. They also hunted caribou. On the
west coast people hunted deer, bear and beaver. They also fished. On the plains
people lived by hunting buffalo. In the east people grew crops of beans, squash,
maize and sunflower seeds.
The first Europeans to reach Canada were the Vikings. In 986 a Viking called Bjarni
Herjolfsson was blown off course by a storm and he spotted a new land. However he
sailed away without landing. In 1001 a man named Leif Eriksson landed in the new
land, which he named Vinland (it was part of Canada). However Eriksson did not
stay permanently. Later the Vikings did establish a colony in North America but they
abandoned it because of conflict with the natives.
However after the Vikings Canada was forgotten until the end of the 15th century. In
1497 the English king Henry VII sent an Italian named Jean Cabot on an expedition
across the Atlantic to Newfoundland. Cabot discovered rich fishing waters off the
coast of Canada.
Then in 1534 and in 1535-36 a Frenchman named Jacques Cartier (1491-1557)
sailed on two expeditions to Canada. On 10 August 1535 (St Lawrence's Day) he
sailed into the St Lawrence River, which he named after the saint.
CANADA IN THE 21st CENTURY

Like other countries Canada suffered in the recession of 2009. However Canada
soon recovered. In April 2012 unemployment in Canada stood at 8.1%. However by
September 2013 it had fallen to 6.9%. Today Canada is a prosperous country and it
has vast natural resources. Today the population of Canada is 35 million.
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