The origin of the Canadian Federation

To know what Canada is called, you have to go back to16th century. At that time, the French dreamed of discovering and ruling more territory, expanding their trade scope and making all countries in the world believe in their beliefs. 1535, the then French king Francois I ordered the navigator Jacques Cartier to explore the "New World" in order to find a waterway to India. Cartier's first expedition to St. Lawrence Bay. At this time, he doesn't know what he will find here, but he hopes this is a branch of the ocean and the only way for him to go to the Far East. So he went upstream along the St. Lawrence River. But he did not reach the expected Asia, but came to Quebec, which was called "Stada Kona" by local Indians. It was at this time that the word Canada was written into the history of this country. The word Canada comes from the Indian word "Kanada", which means "community" or "village". When Cartier reported to the French king, he used "Canada" for the first time to refer to Quebec where he arrived. Canada was originally inhabited by Indians and Inuit. /kloc-It became a colony of France and Britain in the 6th century and was ceded to Britain by France. 1867, Britain merged Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia into a federation, becoming the earliest dominion in Britain. Since then, other provinces have joined the Federation. From 65438 to 0926, Britain recognized Canada's "equal status" and Canada gained diplomatic independence. 193 1 became a member of the Commonwealth, and its parliament gained equal legislative power with the British parliament, but it still has no right to amend the constitution. 1982, the Queen of England signed the Canadian Constitution Act, giving the Canadian Parliament full power to formulate and amend the Constitution.

Country name

1535, two Indian youths told Jacques Cartier the route to "kanata", referring to Stadacona village in Stada. Kanata is Huron-Iroquois, which means village or settlement. However, due to the lack of a specific name for this area, Cartier called it "Canada", not only referring to Kona and Stada (now Quebec City), but also including all areas belonging to the great chief Donacona. Since then, the territory covered by the word "Canada" has greatly increased: according to the map of 1547, the northern part of the St. Lawrence River belongs to Canada.

Cartier also called the St. Lawrence River "Canadian River", a name that remained in use until the beginning of the 7th century. By 16 16, although the whole area has been named la Nouvelle France, the land along the Canadian River and St. Lawrence Bay is still called Canada.

Explorers and fur traders soon expanded the area to the west and south, and Canada's territory also expanded. In the early18th century, the word "Canada" covered all the land in the present midwest of the United States, extending southward to present-day Louisiana.

The word "Canada" was officially used for the first time when Quebec was divided into colonies of upper Canada and lower Canada in 179 1. Upper and lower Canada were reunited on 184 1 and became the province of Canada. When the Federation was founded, the new country was named Canada.

independence

According to the British North America Act of July 1867 (also known as the Constitution Act), the British North American colonies formed a single Canadian Federation, and the Canadian Constitution has always been based on this British law. 193 1 12, 1 10 The British Parliament passed the Westminster Act, which stipulated that dominions have the right to make laws on their own without waiting for the approval of the British Parliament, and designated Canadian colonies as dominions, even though Canada is an internationally recognized independent country. 1982 on April 17, the Canadian parliament passed the new constitution, and the British parliament passed the abolition of the old constitution. Canada renamed July 1 Dominion Day as Canada Day, and Canada truly achieved independence.