Задание 2 Dialogue of cultures (4) ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 7 класс
2 Did you know ... ... why English and French are official languages in Canada? Canada has two official languages: English and French.
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2 Did you know ...
... why English and French are official languages in Canada?
Canada has two official languages: English and French. Most Canadians speak either French or English, and many speak both. English is used all over Canada except in Quebec, where French is the official language. Why two languages? How did it all happen?
The first people to live in Canada were the Inuits. The first Europeans to reach the country were likely the Vikings, and it is believed that a Norse explorer, Leif Eriksson, led them to the coast of Labrador or Nova Scotia in 1000 C.E. However, European settlement did not begin in Canada until the 16th century. In 1534 a French explorer, Jacques Cartier, discovered the St Lawrence River while searching for fur. Soon after that he claimed Canada for France. The French began to settle there in 1541, but an official settlement was not established until 1604. That settlement, called Port Royal, was located in what is now Nova Scotia.
In addition to the French, the English also began exploring Canada for its fur and fish trade and in 1670 established the Hudson’s Bay Company. In 1713 a conflict developed between the English and French and the English won control of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Hudson Bay. In 1756 the Seven Years’ War began, in which England wanted to gain more control of the country. That war ended in 1763, and England was given full control of Canada with the Treaty of Paris.
In the years after the Treaty of Paris many English colonists moved to Canada from England and the United States. In 1849 Canada was given the right to self-government, and the country of Canada was officially established in 1867. At present, Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state.