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Everything discussed in Chapter 6: Empire and Resistance and the Crash Couse video Taxes & Smuggling accrued between 1760 and 1777. This was the period where the colonies distrust in the crown reached its maximum point. It started with the Stamp Act which was imposed by the Parliament and Prime Minister in 1764 to help pay for the French and Indian war. This act made it so all official documents such as newspapers, books, obituaries and anything else that needed to be done on paper had to have a…

together. However, a few individuals catch the eye. Firstly, Corporal Joseph Kaeble, who showed heart, albeit nearly every other part of his body was crippled. Here is his story. He was born on May 4, 1892 in the French-Canadian village of St. Louise, Quebec. The Great War broke out in 1914, and Joseph Kaeble was the perfect man for the job. After months of training, he shipped overseas with the 22nd battalion (Van Doos). Serving for two whole years in Western European trenches, Kaeble received…

The relationship Native Americans held with the Spanish, the French, and the English were of crucial importance to the development of colonial North America, it was one of the factors that shaped North America to what it is now. From the very first contact with Europeans, to the Americans declaring independence on July 1776 from the mother nation, Great Britain, the Native Americans were always present and because of their influence and the roles their relationships played with the different…

Benjamin Franklin, mostly known by millenniums as the face on the one hundred dollar bill. Ben Franklin was one of the founding fathers of The United States of America. Among other attributes, he was a well respected Diplomat, a curious being at heart, who was also a scientist and an inventor. He was vocal and argued against slavery, making him one of the first abolitionists. Despite the fact that he only had a few years of formal education, Ben Franklin lived in London for several years and…

can be found in an area that was once considered to be a suburb, but is now an integral part of the city. Located in the Southeast portion of town, Goldsmith is bordered by Evans Avenue to the north, I-25 to the west, Yale Avenue to the south, and Quebec Street to the east, and is conveniently placed in the middle point between downtown and the Denver Tech Center, providing easy access to both areas even during rush hour, while retaining its old suburban charm. As a family-oriented…

Introduction The topic of family violence is one that many consider to be a private issue, but in fact, it’s quite the opposite. Family violence is a serious social issue that is prevalent in Quebec in which many have become victims of abuse. Whether the abuse is physical, psychological, emotional or sexual, escaping this environment becomes difficult, especially if there are children involved. Fortunately, there exist numerous resources in Montreal that aim to aid those who have fallen prey to…

The loss of a child is not comprehensible; however, many families experience child loss due to spontaneous abortions. Kjaesgaard et al. (2013) defined spontaneous abortion as a miscarriage occurring within the first 22 weeks of gestation, the time between a mother’s last menstrual cycle and birth. They also asserted that spontaneous abortions occur in approximately one out of four women (p. 1). Miscarriages are considered recurrent when women experienced more than three spontaneous abortions.…

and on many fault lines. With fault, lines energy builds up and has to be expelled in the form of an earthquake. The regions for seismic activity in Canada are: the Cordillera region, British Columbia, the Arctic and to a smaller extend, and central Quebec. More than 4,000 earthquakes occur in Canada every year. The western regions are the most seismically active region in Canada. More than 100 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5 or more have occured in Canada over the past 70 years. In 1949 a…

The findings, published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, may be a relatively simple solution to help affected children and their families cope with these challenging disorders. "Our findings showed that the dogs had a clear impact on the children's stress hormone levels," says Sonia Lupien, senior researcher and a professor at the Université de Montréal Department of Psychiatry and Director of the Centre for Studies on Human Stress at Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital, "I have not seen such…

Burgoyne received orders to isolate the New England colonies from the others. The British army began their campaign in the New England colonies during the summer of 1777. Burgoyne’s procedure to cut off the New England colonies involved his troops in Quebec traveling south to Albany, New York where he would meet Howe’s troops traveling north. While in route to Albany, Burgoyne captured American forts like Fort Ticonderoga. Meanwhile, General William Howe’s army traveled north from New York City…