Canada´s history
Canada under British rule. In 1931 Canada peacefully broke away from direct British
rule. In 1965 a new flag with a red maple leaf on a white background was adopted.
The name Canada is believed to come from the Huron-Iroquois word Kanata, which
means "village" or "settlement". In 1535, locals used the word to tell Jacques Cartier
the way to Stadacona, site of present-day Quebec City. Cartier used Canada to refer
not only to Stadacona, but also to the entire area subject to Donnacona, Chief at
Stadacona; by 1547, maps began referring to this and the surrounding area as Canada.
In 1864 and 1866, British North American politicians, in what became known as the
Great Coalition, held three conferences to create a federal union. Spearheaded by John
A. Macdonald, on July 1, 1867, three colonies--Canada, Nova Scotia, and New
Brunswick--were granted a constitution, the British North America Act, by the
United Kingdom, creating the Dominion of Canada. The term "Canadian
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