Saint-Maurice (Lower Canada) — Infobox Canada electoral district name = Saint Maurice province = Lower Canada prov status = defunct prov created = 1792 prov abolished = 1838 prov election first = 1792 prov election last = 1836Under the Constitutional Act of 1791, the district… … Wikipedia
Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad — Locale Quebec, Canada with a line into New York state Dates of operation 1836– Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge), converted from … Wikipedia
Canăda [1] — Canăda, die größte der colonisirten Provinzen (Settled Provinces) des Brititischen NAmerika, grenzt im N. an Labrador, im O. an den Lorenz Golf u. die britische Provinz Neu Braunschweig, im SO. u. S. an die Vereinigten Staaten (Maine, New… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources … Universalium
Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… … Universalium
Canada under British rule (1763–1867) — History of Canada This article is part of a series Timeline … Wikipedia
Canada — Discovered by John Cabot in 1497. First settlement made by Jacques Cartier, in 1535, on the banks of the St. Charles. In 1608 Champlain founded the city of Quebec, almost on the spot where Jacques Cartier had wintered; the country ceded to… … The makers of Canada
Canada under British Imperial control (1764-1867) — New France under British Rule In North America, Seven Years War officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on February 10, 1763. As part of the treaty, France ceded all North American land to Britain, except Louisiana and two… … Wikipedia
Canada — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Canada (disambiguation). Canada … Wikipedia
Canada, French in — The first European presence in Canada occurred during the ninth and 10th centuries (Vinland, Leif Eriksson), followed by initial exploration in the 15th (John Cabot). In the 16th century, King Francis i of France sent Giovanni de Verrazano… … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
Lower Canada electoral district
