12. The main crop grown in Prairie Provinces is wheat. 13. In Quebec, French is the official language. Quebecois would like to be recognised as a distinct society and independent from Canada as Quebec did not sign the Canadian Constitution. 14. Nunavut (Our Land) is the territory of the Inuit people in the north that was established in 1999. 15. First Nations aboriginal people of Canada Anglophones English-speaking people Francophones French-speaking people Allophones people who have some other language as their mother tongue USA 1. Three strong forces (John F. Kennedy): - Religious persecution - Political oppression - Economic hardship 2. The first permanent British colonies in America were Plymouth (1620) and Jamestown (1607). 3. Immigrants: - Before the mid-19th century from England
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