... and equality rights to move throughout Canada. The sovereign of Great Britain is the head of state of Canada. However the Prime Minister is in charge of the Parliament. The Canadian Parliament consists of two houses, the Senate composed of 112 members appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the Prime Minister, and the House of Commons composed of ... Greenland who established short - lived settlements in Labrador and Newfoundland in about 1000 AD was the first Europeans to reach North America. In 1756 - 1763 was the French and Indian War. The British won crucial military vict...

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... colonies in 1753. "In 1754 he was the delegate from Pennsylvania to the Inter-colonial Congress that met at Albany to address the French and Indian War. During this time period Franklin created an Albany Plan which provided for local independence of the "colonial union."(Morgan). This type of thinking was far in ... between his devotion to his native land and his loyalty to George III of Great Britain. Franklin knew of the inevitability of war. It is because of this that Franklin can be called a liberal. He knew that a change of society was necessary prior to the ... war because he was...

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... were many battles that took place. Most people only know about the big battles that happened during this time period. However, during the French and Indian war there were many small battles fought that many people do not know about or even remember. Perhaps the most important of these small battles was the battle on snow shoes ... it was that La Durantaye, with ninety-five men set out along Trout Brook approximately fifteen minutes before Sieur De Langy ordered a 200 man plus reaction force of French marines, Canadian militia and Indians and to set out after the Rangers and this is how...

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