The Incredible History of Canada in 12 Minutes

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  @EdinburghFive · 4 years ago

  The Great Peace of Montreal (1701) was not signed by the British.  It was between the French and its indigenous allies.

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• AL

  @allanlank · 4 years ago

  They forgot Confederation in 1867 and the Boer War 1899-1902

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• AL

  @alexandreguay4345 · 4 years ago

  Jaques Cartier took possesion of the land at Gaspé, Qc not Newfoundland.

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• MI

  @michaelhurley3171 · 3 years ago

  As an American I love learning more about my neighbors to the north. Much love to you guys.

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• MA

  @mathonamoore123 · 4 years ago

  Greetings from Ireland, 5th of June 2022 💐🇮🇪💕

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• DA

  @DanielMcIntosh-i2f · 2 years ago

  They forgot my birthday..1987

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• ED

  @EdinburghFive · 4 years ago

  It took a little bit more than the Royal Navy to defeat Louisbourg.  They fielded a large army and sent it against the fortress.  The navy provided important support during the siege.  This was the second fall of Louisbourg.

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• TY

  @tylerchapman9234 · 4 years ago

  I can't believe 1000 dudes made that much of a difference to get the English and the Iroquois to yield

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• CH

  @ChrisMitchell0882 · 2 years ago

  How do you jump from 1840 to WW1 and ignore Confederation in 1867?  Kinda ridiculous

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• AR

  @arnoldronning5471 · 2 years ago (edited)

  THANK YOU for this dense and informative video about the history of Canada. As a teacher, may I give some feedback?<br>PROS: The narrator spoke clearly and earnestly, which helps hold interest. The video is generally quite professional with plenty of visual movement despite relying almost entirely on still images. This also holds interest. <br>CONS: While the images were generally well-selected, many were inappropriate to the narrative. For example, to illustrate immigrants moving to Canada, a drawing was cropped where one can clearly see a corner of the Statue of Liberty near New York City. I suppose, however, immigrants may have landed at Ellis Island and moved on to Canada afterwards. Or, while describing the transition in the economy from furs as the main export to timber, there are some images that are clearly referencing the Boston Tea Party. <br>The overview is long enough to provide some details (I am still surprised at how many 5-minute history videos are out there. What on earth can one learn from 5 minutes?) However, a number of key events were not even mentioned, in particular, the Confederation in 1867, and the construction of the trans-Canada Pacific Railway in the 1880s. It might also be worthy to mention Canada&apos;s outsized contribution to the sport of hockey and winter sports in general.

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• MA

  @marklechadores5574 · 3 years ago (edited)

  After the American revolutionary War where the colonists won their independence, the British were adamant in treating French colonists and first nations with the same rights and liberties as the newly formed United States, to prevent another revolution in Canada. Canada was given more autonomy from the British monarchy since there would be a probability of the French colonists seeking an alliance with the united states in a future revolutionary war.

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• PM

  @Pmartz3 · 4 years ago

  I was just looking for something to watch

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