In the actual territorio de Canada vestiges of human presence were found older than twenty thousand years and all investigations in this regard indicate that some pre-historical tribes coming from Asia they crossed the Bering Strait and reached the region. And almost five centuries before Columbus arrived in America, the Vikings and they settled to the north of the territory.
The second arrival of europeans, with Colón in command, he found a whole social organization established in the area. Within this framework, the confrontation between english and french for the domain of the region; which ended in the year 1534 when the French Cartier traced the St. Lawrence River but also Quebec y Montreal Despite this, the colonies it took two more centuries to establish themselves. Québec was founded in the early seventeenth century and Canada a few years later becomes en French province.
Thus, France begins its commercial activities in the area and the English intend to join them to distribute the business, but coexistence was only possible for a short period until the Seven Years' War, which culminated in the defeated French and the cession of the territory to Britain in 1763.
Twenty years later, when the rebellions of the british colonies in the new continent, approximately fifty thousand colonists emigrated to Canada which caused that its population was balanced between English and Gauls. Since 1812 the North Americans they tried repeatedly to invade Canada; until in 1867 Great Britain proclaimed the creation of a new state, the Confederation of Canada; although only in 1949 all the provinces were part of the central government.
After Second World War the country received a great contribution migratory from Asia, Europe y Central America and a time of economic growth began. Since 1975 the government has signed agreements with the aboriginal granting them control of large territories in the north of the nation.
Since the XNUMXs, separatist demonstrations have been taking place from Québec towards the English-speaking Canada that have produced disparate results in the elections, putting the country's unity in real danger. After the 1995 elections, the Prime Minister has tried to control the situation by granting Quebec a differential status.