Post by maplepolarhockey on Jan 27, 2013 3:03:23 GMT -5
My Reflection
Nation: Canada
Name: Matthew/Matthieu Williams
Gender: Male
Appearance Age: I normally look to be around twenty, sometimes twenty two depending on the person.
Actual Age: I don’t know my actual age, but since I became a country I’m 145 years old.
Appearance
Hair Color:I tend to have a medium golden blonde hair with faintly red tips. I don’t know why about the red tips, I just have them.
Eye Color: My eyes are naturally violet, with hints of blues and greens, kind of flecks really. I think the main reason why I have those colors is because of the Aurora in my Northern regions. It’s really beautiful at night when you get the chance to see it.
Height: I think I am around five foot nine and a half.
Weight: My weight? Why do you need to know my weight? Ahh, around 165 pounds.
Appearance:
Matthew is a very ambiguously pretty young man, with soft violet eyes and a very gentle and warm smile. He is often found wearing a soft, red hoodie in his down-time with regular jeans for comfort. He normally curls in on himself from always being so invisible, never acting like a truly dominant person. The only two times he stands straight and strong is during war, where he needs to take command and remind people that he isn’t exactly the push-over he seems. He also tends to take a stronger and fiercer stance when it comes to Hockey, his favorite sport. His hair is wavy down to his shoulders, with an odd curl that sticks out of his head in front of his face. He wears thin framed red glasses, to try and separate himself from his brother.
He is often found cuddling his Polar Bear, Kumajirou during meetings or even at home, never really found without him except for battle and hockey. He is a very soft spoken nation, and that is obvious in his features. His softer look makes him very personable and approachable, when people can see him that is. He is never found without a smile, the way it is used sometimes changes. When he was younger, he could be often mistaken for a girl with how soft his skin was and how sweetly natured he acted.
Defining Features:
Some of Matthew’s more defining features is that single curl that pops out in front of his head. He’s never been able to properly explain why he had it, just like his twin couldn’t explain away his cowlick. His other strong feature is his violet eyes, which can shift hues depending on his emotions. He also has a very soft spoken voice, which really only gets loud if he hits a part of his body on something, or if he’s in war, in the trenches.
Who Am I?
Personality:
Matthew has a very unique personality, often very sweet natured and gentle, having a maturity to him that is rare in a younger nation. He is often found cradling Kumajirou and just spending time doing peaceful things, like walks through parks or nature. Sometimes he can even be found curled up around a good book listening to Canadian bands or music. But he also has a side to him that’s a lot darker, crueler and nastier. That side comes out in wars, and was especially prominent during World War One and Two. There was a reason his people had been known as the shock troops. He become vicious and would do anything to end the war and finish things on his terms. He rarely showed that side, and even if it reared it’s head in Hockey, it was nothing like how he was during the wars. Sure, Matthew is a huge advocator of peace, in fact he was one of the few countries who really pushed for peace keeping and welcomed all sorts of immigrants to his country.
The few things that made Matthew the way he was mainly stemmed from growing up with France and England, having been fought over a lot between the two men. His time with France was often short, and only happened during his warmer seasons, especially since France could not handle the Canadian winters. He was then handed over to England and grew up under the stern Brit’s rule. He learnt a lot with England, learning different manners and etiquette with him. He also saw how War tore families apart, seeing America, his brother, change and fight with England, again tearing his family apart. Mattie’s invisibility first started there, often trying to stay out of the fights or keep them peaceful. But it never lasted and Mattie ended up stuck in the middle. After America left, England changed and became very hard and cold, often shoving Mattie and his other colonies to the side. He learnt how to delegate then and be a good listener and supporter to his siblings and his Father.
He had seen how wars tore and ripped at people, which lead to his peaceful way of separating from England and becoming his own person. It was different for him and learning to take things on his own, without war, made him a stronger nation. He learnt that diplomacy and peaceful actions were the best courses of action, and became very adept in using his words to help and hinder. He also held his own secrets about his own life, and kept them hidden and safe, refusing to tell anyone about them. One day people or nations will find out, but until then, he could be left in peace and alone. Matthew has always been and always will be complex, and will always love with an open heart, even if he keeps getting hurt along the way.
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Fun Facts:
Strengths:
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Your History
28000 BC
The first residents of what is now Canada arrive over the Bering Straight.
Circa 500 A.D
Beginning of farming in Great Lakes region, possibly ancestors of Iroquois nations.
Circa 1000 A.D
Norsemen arrive from Europe and set up temporary settlements on the northern tip of Newfoundland. At this time, the land that would become Canada supports 300, 000 native peoples.
Circa 1100 A.D
Vikings set up small village at Anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundland.
1487
John Cabot claims Newfoundland/Cape Breton for Henry VII of England.
1534
Jacques Cartier explores Newfoundland and charts the Gulf of St. Lawrence, landing in Gaspe.
1535
Jacques Cartier lands in what is now the province of Quebec and claims it for France.
The new colony, eventually called New France, included forts and settlements in what is now the maritimes and Quebec, which were the beginning of cities such as Quebec City and Montreal.
1541
The first French settlement in North America is founded by Cartier and Sieur de Roberval.
1577
Martin Frobisher makes the first of three attempts to find a northwest passage.
1600
King Henry IV of France grants fur trading rights in the Gulf of St. Lawrence to a group of French merchants.
1605
Samuel de Champlain and Sieur de Monts found Port Royal in Annapolis, Nova Scotia.
1608
Champlain founds Quebec.
1610
Etienne Brule goes to live among the Huron. Henry Hudson explores the bay that now bears his name.
1617
Louis Hebert is the first habitant to arrive in Quebec.
1625
Jesuits arrive in Quebec to begin missionary work among the native peoples.
1627
The Company of One Hundred Associates is founded with the objective of establishing a French Empire in North America.
1629
David Kirke captures Quebec for Britain.
1632
The Treaty of Saint Germain-en-Laye gives Quebec back to France.
1634-40
Europeans introduce diseases to Native people to which they have no resistance.
Guillaume de Cousture arrives around this time.
1637
Kirke becomes the first governor of Newfoundland.
1642
Montreal is founded by Sieur de Maisonneuve.
1663
Quebec becomes a royal province.
1665
France sends the Carignan-Salieres regiment to Quebec against the Iroquois.
Jean-Talon becomes intendent of Quebec.
1670
Formation of the Hudson’s Bay Company, with rights to all territory draining into the Hudson’s Bay.
The Hudson’s Bay Company is founded by the British to act primarily as a fur trading enterprise.
1672
Count Frontenac becomes Governor of Quebec.
1673-1682
The Mississippi River is explored by Marquette and Joliette, then Duluth, followed by La Salle.
The History of the St Lawrence Seaway begins in 1680 with the building of a canal between Lac St-Louis and Montreal.
1686
De Troyes and D’Iberville capture three major English trading posts.
1689
Iroquois kill French settlers at Lachine.
1690
Sir William Phips captures Port Royal, but is repelled at Quebec by Frontenac.
1692
Madeleine de Vercheres defends her family’s fort at the age of fourteen.
1697
All captured English and French territories are restored to original claimants by the Treaty of Ryswick.
1710
- Francis Nicholson captures Port Royal for England.
1713
The Treaty of Utrecht affirms possession of Hudson’s Bay, Newfoundland and Acadia by the British.
Cape Breton is still French.
France begins building a fort at Louisberg.
1739
The La Verendrye expedition reaches Lake Winnipeg.
1740-44
The War of Austrian Succession in Europe sets England and France against one another with the conflict spreading again to North America.
1745
Louisbourg is taken by Governor William Shirley of Massachusetts.
1748
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle returns Louisbourg to France.
1749
Halifax is founded by Britain to counter the French presence at Louisbourg.
1755
Britain expels the Acadians from Nova Scotia for their neutrality in the English/French conflict.
1756
Montcalm assumes command of French troops in North America.
1758
Generals Amherst and Wolfe take Louisbourg for Britain.
1759
On the Plains of Abraham, Wolfe defeats Montcalm, thereby taking Quebec.
1763
France cedes claims in North America to Britain through the Treaty of Paris.
British governing institutions are imposed on Quebec by royal proclamation.
The tenor of relations between aboriginal peoples and government is established; land is set aside for Native people and the government has exclusive right to negotiate treaties.
1774
The Quebec Act restores French civil law, while maintaining British criminal law, guaranteeing religious freedom for Roman Catholics.
1755-6
Americans capture Montreal and attack Quebec City, which under Sir Guy Carleton, keeps the Americans at bay till the British fleet arrives.
1778
- James Cook lands at Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island.
1783
The border between Canada and the United States is established at the end of the American Revolution.
1789
Alexander Mackenzie follows the river that would later bear his name to the Beaufort Sea.
1791
Canada is divided into Lower and Upper Canada by the Constitutional Act.
1792
George Vancouver explores the Pacific Coast.
1793
Mackenzie reaches the Pacific.
1808
Simon Fraser explores the river that now bears his name to the Pacific.
1811
David Thomson, a surveyor and mapmaker for the North West Company charts the Columbia River to the coast.
1812
Beginning of the War of 1812 between Canada (Britain) and the United States.
Brock is killed in the battle at Queenston Heights.
1814
The Treaty of Ghent ends the and the Red River settlers establish themselves in Canada’s Northwest.
1816
Robert Semple, the governor of territories for HBC, is killed by Metis allies of the North West Company, along with other Red River colonist in the Battle of Seven Oaks, marking the birth of the Metis nation.
1818
The 49th parallel becomes accepted as the border between the United States and Canada from Lake of the Woods to the Rockies.
1829
The Lachine and Welland Canals are built.
1836
Canada’s first rail line opens, serving from St. Johns to La Prairie.
A horse tramway or light rail line has been operating in Nova Scotia.
1837
Rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada led by mackenzie and Papineau are unsuccessful.
1841
Upper and Lower Canada are united through the Act of Union.
1843
Fort Victoria is built by Britain to establish claim to Vancouver Island.
1846
Britain begins limited free trade with the United States ending preferential trade with its own colonies.
1849
Official Canadian policy of bilingualism begins.
The United States/Canadian border at the 49th parallel is extended to the Pacific.
1851
Underground railroad network in place for enslaves and even freed African-Americans in Southwestern Ontario.
Canada gains control of its postal system from Britain.
1854
The Reciprocity Treaty is signed by Canada and the United States (in effect until 1866)
1857
Ottawa becomes the Capital of Canada.
1860
Cornerstone is laid of the Parliament buildings.
1861
The Grand Trunk Railway is completed.
1864
The Charlottetown and Quebec conferences establish the groundwork for Confederation.
1866
Resolutions are passed at the London Conference which become the basis of the British North America (BNA) Act.
1867
Confederation, whereby the colonies become the Dominion of Canada with Sir John A. Macdonald as first Prime Minister.
The original provinces are: Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswik and Nova Scotia.
1868
Rupert’s Land is purchased by Canada from the HBC
1870
The Metis, led by Louis Riel, resist the imposition of Canadian authority in the Northwest.
Manitoba joins Canada.
1871
British Columbia joins the Confederation.
1873
Prince Edward Island joins Canada.
The Northwest Mounted Police is formed and begin to go west.
Samuel Benfield Steele was one of its most colourful and legendary figures.
1875
The Supreme Court of Canada is established.
1876
The Indian Act defines the special status and land regulations of aboriginal people who live on the reservations; they have no vote in Canadian elections and are exempt from taxes.
1881
The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorportated.
The last spike is set in 1885.
William Van Horne is then General Manager of Canadian Pacific; he is later knighted.
1885
Louis Riel and the Metis clash with the NWMP at Duck Lake and are defeated at Batoche and was executed in Regina.
1887
The first provincial premier’s conference is held in Quebec City.
1889
Women begin to campaign for the right to vote.
1892
The Canadian Criminal Code is stablished by Sir John Thompson, Prime Minister.
1893
Algonquin Park is established as a wildlife sanctuary in Ontario.
1896
Laurier is voted PM on the Manitoba Schools Question.
An immigration policy is developed to help bring farmers from Europe to settle on the Prairies.
1897
The Klondike Gold Rush begins.
1898
Yukon becomes a distinct territory from NWT.
1899
Canada sends its first troops to an overseas war. (The Boer War)
1901
Marconi receives a transatlantic radio message at St. John’s, Newfoundland.
1905
Alberta and Saskatchewan become part of Canada.
1907
“Equal pay for equal work” is demanded for women by the National Council for Women.
1910
Laurier establishes the Canadian Navy.
1914
War is declared on Germany.
The War Measures Act is passed suspending civil rights during crises.
Immigration to Canada is at an all-time high.
The Parliment of Women is staged.
1916
Women are granted the right to vote and hold public office, thanks to Nellie Mclung and others.
The Parliament buildings are destroyed in a fire.
25,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders are killed in the Battle of the Somme.
1917
A temporary income tax is introduced to help cover wartime expenses.
Women are able to vote for the first time.
Halifax Harbour is wiped out by an explosion in a munitions ship.
The worst battles faced by Canadians in WW1 are fought at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele.
1918
Canadians force through German trenches at Amiens, beginning Canada’s Hundred Days, which leads to the end of the war on Nov. 11.
1920
Canada joins the League of Nations at its inception.
The NWMP becomes the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Women become eligible to sit in the House of Commons.
1923
Canadian National Railways is formed by a merger of the Northern and Transcontinental Railways.
1926
British dominions are defined as autonomous.
1927
Labrador is awarded to Newfoundland rather than Quebec by Britain’s Privy Council.
The celebration of Confederation is marked by the first cross-country radio broadcast.
The Old Age Pension Act is introduced.
1928
The Supreme Court rules that women are not persons who can hold office according to the BNA Act - reversed a year later by the Privy Council in Britain.
1929
The Great Depression begins.
1931
Canada is granted full legislative authority in domestic and external affairs, with the Crown represented by the Governor General.
1934
The Bank of Canada is formed.
1938
Roosevelt becomes the first president in office to visit Canada.
1939
Britain declares war on Germany.
Canada declares war shortly after.
1941
Hong Kong falls to Japan; Canadians are captured.
1942
Many Canadian soldiers die at Dieppe.
Japanese-Canadians are moved from coastal BC areas; their property is confiscated.
1944
On D-Day, Canadians push further inland than other Allied forces.
Saskatchewan elects the first Socialist government in North America with the CCF led by Tommy Douglas.
1945
WW2 ends; of the one million Canadian soldiers who fought, 42,000 were killed.
Family Allowance payments are introduced and a Soviet spy network is found to be operation in Canada.
1949
Newfoundland becomes the 10th province.
Canada joins NATO.
1950
The Korean War begins; Canadians are part of a United Nations force.
1954
Canada becomes part of a peacekeeping force supervising peace in Indochina.
1960
The Quiet Revolution begins in Quebec.
The Canadian Bill of Rights is approved by Parliament.
French is beginning to become a recognized language of instruction in schools outside of Quebec.
1961
CCF becomes the new Democratic Party (NDP)
1963
The Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) sets off bombs in Montreal. (FLQ manifesto.)
1964
Peacekeeping ends in the Congo and troops are posted to Cyprus.
1965
A new flag is adopted by Canada.
1967
Canada celebrates it’s centennial and hosts Expo 67 in Montreal.
The army, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force are joined to become the Canadian Armed Forces.
Charles de Gaulle, president of France, utters the phrase “Vive le Quebec libre” in Montreal.
Multicultural immigration from developing nations becomes an immigration policy objective, now operating on a “point” system.
1968
English and French become official languages of the federal government.
1970
The FLQ kidnap James Cross and Pierre Laporte in October.
Laporte is murdered.
The Trudeau government applies the War Measures Act limiting civil rights.
1972
Canada beats Russia in Hockey ((Yes I am adding that))
1973
Canada sends troops and observers to the Middle East
1976
The Olympic Games are held in Montreal.
Rene Levesque, leader of the Parti Quebecois, becomes premier of Quebec.
1977
Bill 101 is passed in Quebec limiting access to English-language schools.
1978
The Supreme Court declares unilingual legislatures and courts unconstitutional (Quebec and Manitoba)
1980
Quebec votes against separation in a referendum.
“O Canada” becomes the national anthem.
1981
The federal government and all provinces except Quebec agree on a way of patriating the constitution.
1983
Canada agrees to test U.S. Cruise missles.
1984
The Pope visits Canada.
Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.
In NWT, aboriginal languages are officially recognized in addition to English and French.
1985
Major amendments made to Indian Act grants Band Councils jurisdiction over reserve lands, and restores rights.
1986
Canada supports sanctions against South Africa’s apartheid regime.
Canada is honoured by the UN for providing a haven for many of the world’s refugees.
1989
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) takes effect.
1991
The Canadian Forces participate in the Gulf War against Iraq.
Yukon First Nations sign agreement on land claims and self-government.
1992
NAFTA is signed.
Constitutional reform, including reform of the Senate, self government for aboriginal nations, enlarged House of Commons - though having Quebec’s approval - is voted down in a national referendum.
1993
NAFTA legislation passes in House of Commons.
1955
Quebec holds a referendum on sovereignty, and the No side barely wins a majority.
Native people review their stand on Quebec sovereignty.
Study of Somalia Affair causes disbanding of Airborne Regiment.
Representatives of aboriginal people gather in December and issue the Sacred Assembly Proclamation; from this was developed the Reconciliation Proclamation and the Statement of Principles and Priorities.
1996
General Jean Boyle resigns over Somalia Inquiry controversy.
1997
Federal election sends five parties to Parliament.
The provincial premiers, except Lucien Bouchard of Quebec, draw up a proposal for constitutional reform known as the Calgary Declaration.
Confederation Bridge between the mainland and PEI opens.
1999
NWT is divided into Nunavut, the east part and a western territory, still to be named.
2003
Vancouver wins the bidding process to host the 2010 Winter Olympics.
2009
Canada wins its fifth straight gold medal at the world junior hockey championship, defeating Sweden 5 - 1.
2010
Canada hosts the Winter Olympics and wins the most amount of Gold (FIFTEEN!!) to be won on Host soil. (BEAT THAT AMERICA!!)
Sample Post
April 9th, 1917 - Vimy Ridge, WW1
Matthew was sitting in one of the tents that held his men, puffing on a fag to try and keep his rising frustrations down. He had been an efficient monster the whole time during this fucking forsaken war, scaring the nazis and germans alike. His whole team knew that he was more than some sixteen year old teen who managed to worm himself into the army, and many respected him for it. He fought like a madman and a true Canadian, talking and becoming close with all of his men AND women on the war front. A few also saw how he changed when a gun was in his hand and there needed to be a charge. A few soldiers even crossed themselves,swearing that he was almost too efficient. He was waiting for General Currie to show up, still puffing away. He was joined by an eighteen year old Quebecer, the frenchman easily cleaning and prepping his gun. Etienne was a good friend of his during the war, and helped Matthew deal with his darkness regarding it.
He looked up as Currie came in, sitting with the First Canadian regiment. Mattie looked ready and he moved over to the General, placing a hand on his shoulder and murmuring roughly, “ You’re a good man, Arthur, standing up for us like this. We all know that British and French planning couldn’t account for shit in this hell they started. You’re our general, and we couldn’t ask for a better one.” The other men called their agreement, Currie looking at the First Canadian Regiment. He chuckled weakly and said, “ This will be a heavy loss on us, gentlemen. This is a fool’s run, and we’re the only fools they’re willing to sacrifice to do it.” A deep sigh left Matthew and he said, “ We’re the shock troops, were the part of the army that Germans will run away from. We fight, claw and tear till our last breaths are wrung from our bodies. We are Canadians and Canadiens, we are french, english, scottish, irish and all stubborn bastards till the end. We have the harshest winters and we plow through like it’s nothing. Some of us will fall, and we will all mourn the loss, after we take that ridge and DESTROY our enemies. I believe in us, in what we can do. We’re the best of the best, and we’re not even a damn country yet.”
A few of the soldiers watched Matthew and listened to his words, the soldiers from all over the nation trading glances and they knew, without a doubt, that no matter what separated them before, now was the time to unite and remind people why Canada should be so feared. They came from the breadth and length of their country, living with hard winters and hot summers, french and english and all sorts. They may have been part of the commonwealth, but they fought with their everything. It was high time to remind everyone of this. Canada was not to be trifled with. Matthew felt the pride of his men and soldiers, and knew that regardless of the loss today, regardless of how many men would fall, his people would come back united and strong, and that was all he could ask for.
The Player
Name: Samantha
Age: 24
Fun Fact: I’ve been in retail for seven long years, and I can fold clothes the way stores do unconsciously.
Nation: Canada
Name: Matthew/Matthieu Williams
Gender: Male
Appearance Age: I normally look to be around twenty, sometimes twenty two depending on the person.
Actual Age: I don’t know my actual age, but since I became a country I’m 145 years old.
Appearance
Hair Color:I tend to have a medium golden blonde hair with faintly red tips. I don’t know why about the red tips, I just have them.
Eye Color: My eyes are naturally violet, with hints of blues and greens, kind of flecks really. I think the main reason why I have those colors is because of the Aurora in my Northern regions. It’s really beautiful at night when you get the chance to see it.
Height: I think I am around five foot nine and a half.
Weight: My weight? Why do you need to know my weight? Ahh, around 165 pounds.
Appearance:
Matthew is a very ambiguously pretty young man, with soft violet eyes and a very gentle and warm smile. He is often found wearing a soft, red hoodie in his down-time with regular jeans for comfort. He normally curls in on himself from always being so invisible, never acting like a truly dominant person. The only two times he stands straight and strong is during war, where he needs to take command and remind people that he isn’t exactly the push-over he seems. He also tends to take a stronger and fiercer stance when it comes to Hockey, his favorite sport. His hair is wavy down to his shoulders, with an odd curl that sticks out of his head in front of his face. He wears thin framed red glasses, to try and separate himself from his brother.
He is often found cuddling his Polar Bear, Kumajirou during meetings or even at home, never really found without him except for battle and hockey. He is a very soft spoken nation, and that is obvious in his features. His softer look makes him very personable and approachable, when people can see him that is. He is never found without a smile, the way it is used sometimes changes. When he was younger, he could be often mistaken for a girl with how soft his skin was and how sweetly natured he acted.
Defining Features:
Some of Matthew’s more defining features is that single curl that pops out in front of his head. He’s never been able to properly explain why he had it, just like his twin couldn’t explain away his cowlick. His other strong feature is his violet eyes, which can shift hues depending on his emotions. He also has a very soft spoken voice, which really only gets loud if he hits a part of his body on something, or if he’s in war, in the trenches.
Who Am I?
Personality:
Matthew has a very unique personality, often very sweet natured and gentle, having a maturity to him that is rare in a younger nation. He is often found cradling Kumajirou and just spending time doing peaceful things, like walks through parks or nature. Sometimes he can even be found curled up around a good book listening to Canadian bands or music. But he also has a side to him that’s a lot darker, crueler and nastier. That side comes out in wars, and was especially prominent during World War One and Two. There was a reason his people had been known as the shock troops. He become vicious and would do anything to end the war and finish things on his terms. He rarely showed that side, and even if it reared it’s head in Hockey, it was nothing like how he was during the wars. Sure, Matthew is a huge advocator of peace, in fact he was one of the few countries who really pushed for peace keeping and welcomed all sorts of immigrants to his country.
The few things that made Matthew the way he was mainly stemmed from growing up with France and England, having been fought over a lot between the two men. His time with France was often short, and only happened during his warmer seasons, especially since France could not handle the Canadian winters. He was then handed over to England and grew up under the stern Brit’s rule. He learnt a lot with England, learning different manners and etiquette with him. He also saw how War tore families apart, seeing America, his brother, change and fight with England, again tearing his family apart. Mattie’s invisibility first started there, often trying to stay out of the fights or keep them peaceful. But it never lasted and Mattie ended up stuck in the middle. After America left, England changed and became very hard and cold, often shoving Mattie and his other colonies to the side. He learnt how to delegate then and be a good listener and supporter to his siblings and his Father.
He had seen how wars tore and ripped at people, which lead to his peaceful way of separating from England and becoming his own person. It was different for him and learning to take things on his own, without war, made him a stronger nation. He learnt that diplomacy and peaceful actions were the best courses of action, and became very adept in using his words to help and hinder. He also held his own secrets about his own life, and kept them hidden and safe, refusing to tell anyone about them. One day people or nations will find out, but until then, he could be left in peace and alone. Matthew has always been and always will be complex, and will always love with an open heart, even if he keeps getting hurt along the way.
Likes:
- Polar Bears
- Maple syrup
- Pancakes
- Hockey
- Tim Hortons
- Walks in nature
- His brother America
- Tulips (From Netherlands)
- Mythology from different cultures
- Maple Trees
Dislikes:
- Bullies
- Extinction of Polar Bears
- His brother America
- Cuba beating him up for being his brother
- War
- Being Invisible
- Being sat on by Russia
- Being used as a doormat
Fears:
- Finally turning invisible permanently and disappearing
- Being forgotten
- Losing Kumajirou to the Extinction of Polar Bears
- His family fighting and trying to tear his life apart again
- World War 3
Fun Facts:
- Matthew is very good at anything to do with ice and snow.
- He is really good with kids of all ages and loves spending time with them
- He is a very good fisher and enjoys swimming in some of the lakes in Canada
- He is bilingual and tries to learn every language he can.
- Mattie is a huge adrenalin junkie, and loves taking his life into his own hands
Strengths:
- His invisibility allows him to be ninja like sometimes
- He is a great shot and a good sniper
- He is very peaceful and willing to give anyone a chance
- He knows how to handle wild animals of all kinds
- His Brother America
Weaknesses:
- His invisibility does not let him be noticed by other nations
- He doesn’t like fighting and tried to negotiate even if the other wants to fight more.
- He gives people too many second chances
- He’s very quiet and is often ignored when saying anything
- His brother America
Your History
28000 BC
The first residents of what is now Canada arrive over the Bering Straight.
Circa 500 A.D
Beginning of farming in Great Lakes region, possibly ancestors of Iroquois nations.
Circa 1000 A.D
Norsemen arrive from Europe and set up temporary settlements on the northern tip of Newfoundland. At this time, the land that would become Canada supports 300, 000 native peoples.
Circa 1100 A.D
Vikings set up small village at Anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundland.
1487
John Cabot claims Newfoundland/Cape Breton for Henry VII of England.
1534
Jacques Cartier explores Newfoundland and charts the Gulf of St. Lawrence, landing in Gaspe.
1535
Jacques Cartier lands in what is now the province of Quebec and claims it for France.
The new colony, eventually called New France, included forts and settlements in what is now the maritimes and Quebec, which were the beginning of cities such as Quebec City and Montreal.
1541
The first French settlement in North America is founded by Cartier and Sieur de Roberval.
1577
Martin Frobisher makes the first of three attempts to find a northwest passage.
1600
King Henry IV of France grants fur trading rights in the Gulf of St. Lawrence to a group of French merchants.
1605
Samuel de Champlain and Sieur de Monts found Port Royal in Annapolis, Nova Scotia.
1608
Champlain founds Quebec.
1610
Etienne Brule goes to live among the Huron. Henry Hudson explores the bay that now bears his name.
1617
Louis Hebert is the first habitant to arrive in Quebec.
1625
Jesuits arrive in Quebec to begin missionary work among the native peoples.
1627
The Company of One Hundred Associates is founded with the objective of establishing a French Empire in North America.
1629
David Kirke captures Quebec for Britain.
1632
The Treaty of Saint Germain-en-Laye gives Quebec back to France.
1634-40
Europeans introduce diseases to Native people to which they have no resistance.
Guillaume de Cousture arrives around this time.
1637
Kirke becomes the first governor of Newfoundland.
1642
Montreal is founded by Sieur de Maisonneuve.
1663
Quebec becomes a royal province.
1665
France sends the Carignan-Salieres regiment to Quebec against the Iroquois.
Jean-Talon becomes intendent of Quebec.
1670
Formation of the Hudson’s Bay Company, with rights to all territory draining into the Hudson’s Bay.
The Hudson’s Bay Company is founded by the British to act primarily as a fur trading enterprise.
1672
Count Frontenac becomes Governor of Quebec.
1673-1682
The Mississippi River is explored by Marquette and Joliette, then Duluth, followed by La Salle.
The History of the St Lawrence Seaway begins in 1680 with the building of a canal between Lac St-Louis and Montreal.
1686
De Troyes and D’Iberville capture three major English trading posts.
1689
Iroquois kill French settlers at Lachine.
1690
Sir William Phips captures Port Royal, but is repelled at Quebec by Frontenac.
1692
Madeleine de Vercheres defends her family’s fort at the age of fourteen.
1697
All captured English and French territories are restored to original claimants by the Treaty of Ryswick.
1710
- Francis Nicholson captures Port Royal for England.
1713
The Treaty of Utrecht affirms possession of Hudson’s Bay, Newfoundland and Acadia by the British.
Cape Breton is still French.
France begins building a fort at Louisberg.
1739
The La Verendrye expedition reaches Lake Winnipeg.
1740-44
The War of Austrian Succession in Europe sets England and France against one another with the conflict spreading again to North America.
1745
Louisbourg is taken by Governor William Shirley of Massachusetts.
1748
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle returns Louisbourg to France.
1749
Halifax is founded by Britain to counter the French presence at Louisbourg.
1755
Britain expels the Acadians from Nova Scotia for their neutrality in the English/French conflict.
1756
Montcalm assumes command of French troops in North America.
1758
Generals Amherst and Wolfe take Louisbourg for Britain.
1759
On the Plains of Abraham, Wolfe defeats Montcalm, thereby taking Quebec.
1763
France cedes claims in North America to Britain through the Treaty of Paris.
British governing institutions are imposed on Quebec by royal proclamation.
The tenor of relations between aboriginal peoples and government is established; land is set aside for Native people and the government has exclusive right to negotiate treaties.
1774
The Quebec Act restores French civil law, while maintaining British criminal law, guaranteeing religious freedom for Roman Catholics.
1755-6
Americans capture Montreal and attack Quebec City, which under Sir Guy Carleton, keeps the Americans at bay till the British fleet arrives.
1778
- James Cook lands at Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island.
1783
The border between Canada and the United States is established at the end of the American Revolution.
1789
Alexander Mackenzie follows the river that would later bear his name to the Beaufort Sea.
1791
Canada is divided into Lower and Upper Canada by the Constitutional Act.
1792
George Vancouver explores the Pacific Coast.
1793
Mackenzie reaches the Pacific.
1808
Simon Fraser explores the river that now bears his name to the Pacific.
1811
David Thomson, a surveyor and mapmaker for the North West Company charts the Columbia River to the coast.
1812
Beginning of the War of 1812 between Canada (Britain) and the United States.
Brock is killed in the battle at Queenston Heights.
1814
The Treaty of Ghent ends the and the Red River settlers establish themselves in Canada’s Northwest.
1816
Robert Semple, the governor of territories for HBC, is killed by Metis allies of the North West Company, along with other Red River colonist in the Battle of Seven Oaks, marking the birth of the Metis nation.
1818
The 49th parallel becomes accepted as the border between the United States and Canada from Lake of the Woods to the Rockies.
1829
The Lachine and Welland Canals are built.
1836
Canada’s first rail line opens, serving from St. Johns to La Prairie.
A horse tramway or light rail line has been operating in Nova Scotia.
1837
Rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada led by mackenzie and Papineau are unsuccessful.
1841
Upper and Lower Canada are united through the Act of Union.
1843
Fort Victoria is built by Britain to establish claim to Vancouver Island.
1846
Britain begins limited free trade with the United States ending preferential trade with its own colonies.
1849
Official Canadian policy of bilingualism begins.
The United States/Canadian border at the 49th parallel is extended to the Pacific.
1851
Underground railroad network in place for enslaves and even freed African-Americans in Southwestern Ontario.
Canada gains control of its postal system from Britain.
1854
The Reciprocity Treaty is signed by Canada and the United States (in effect until 1866)
1857
Ottawa becomes the Capital of Canada.
1860
Cornerstone is laid of the Parliament buildings.
1861
The Grand Trunk Railway is completed.
1864
The Charlottetown and Quebec conferences establish the groundwork for Confederation.
1866
Resolutions are passed at the London Conference which become the basis of the British North America (BNA) Act.
1867
Confederation, whereby the colonies become the Dominion of Canada with Sir John A. Macdonald as first Prime Minister.
The original provinces are: Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswik and Nova Scotia.
1868
Rupert’s Land is purchased by Canada from the HBC
1870
The Metis, led by Louis Riel, resist the imposition of Canadian authority in the Northwest.
Manitoba joins Canada.
1871
British Columbia joins the Confederation.
1873
Prince Edward Island joins Canada.
The Northwest Mounted Police is formed and begin to go west.
Samuel Benfield Steele was one of its most colourful and legendary figures.
1875
The Supreme Court of Canada is established.
1876
The Indian Act defines the special status and land regulations of aboriginal people who live on the reservations; they have no vote in Canadian elections and are exempt from taxes.
1881
The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorportated.
The last spike is set in 1885.
William Van Horne is then General Manager of Canadian Pacific; he is later knighted.
1885
Louis Riel and the Metis clash with the NWMP at Duck Lake and are defeated at Batoche and was executed in Regina.
1887
The first provincial premier’s conference is held in Quebec City.
1889
Women begin to campaign for the right to vote.
1892
The Canadian Criminal Code is stablished by Sir John Thompson, Prime Minister.
1893
Algonquin Park is established as a wildlife sanctuary in Ontario.
1896
Laurier is voted PM on the Manitoba Schools Question.
An immigration policy is developed to help bring farmers from Europe to settle on the Prairies.
1897
The Klondike Gold Rush begins.
1898
Yukon becomes a distinct territory from NWT.
1899
Canada sends its first troops to an overseas war. (The Boer War)
1901
Marconi receives a transatlantic radio message at St. John’s, Newfoundland.
1905
Alberta and Saskatchewan become part of Canada.
1907
“Equal pay for equal work” is demanded for women by the National Council for Women.
1910
Laurier establishes the Canadian Navy.
1914
War is declared on Germany.
The War Measures Act is passed suspending civil rights during crises.
Immigration to Canada is at an all-time high.
The Parliment of Women is staged.
1916
Women are granted the right to vote and hold public office, thanks to Nellie Mclung and others.
The Parliament buildings are destroyed in a fire.
25,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders are killed in the Battle of the Somme.
1917
A temporary income tax is introduced to help cover wartime expenses.
Women are able to vote for the first time.
Halifax Harbour is wiped out by an explosion in a munitions ship.
The worst battles faced by Canadians in WW1 are fought at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele.
1918
Canadians force through German trenches at Amiens, beginning Canada’s Hundred Days, which leads to the end of the war on Nov. 11.
1920
Canada joins the League of Nations at its inception.
The NWMP becomes the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Women become eligible to sit in the House of Commons.
1923
Canadian National Railways is formed by a merger of the Northern and Transcontinental Railways.
1926
British dominions are defined as autonomous.
1927
Labrador is awarded to Newfoundland rather than Quebec by Britain’s Privy Council.
The celebration of Confederation is marked by the first cross-country radio broadcast.
The Old Age Pension Act is introduced.
1928
The Supreme Court rules that women are not persons who can hold office according to the BNA Act - reversed a year later by the Privy Council in Britain.
1929
The Great Depression begins.
1931
Canada is granted full legislative authority in domestic and external affairs, with the Crown represented by the Governor General.
1934
The Bank of Canada is formed.
1938
Roosevelt becomes the first president in office to visit Canada.
1939
Britain declares war on Germany.
Canada declares war shortly after.
1941
Hong Kong falls to Japan; Canadians are captured.
1942
Many Canadian soldiers die at Dieppe.
Japanese-Canadians are moved from coastal BC areas; their property is confiscated.
1944
On D-Day, Canadians push further inland than other Allied forces.
Saskatchewan elects the first Socialist government in North America with the CCF led by Tommy Douglas.
1945
WW2 ends; of the one million Canadian soldiers who fought, 42,000 were killed.
Family Allowance payments are introduced and a Soviet spy network is found to be operation in Canada.
1949
Newfoundland becomes the 10th province.
Canada joins NATO.
1950
The Korean War begins; Canadians are part of a United Nations force.
1954
Canada becomes part of a peacekeeping force supervising peace in Indochina.
1960
The Quiet Revolution begins in Quebec.
The Canadian Bill of Rights is approved by Parliament.
French is beginning to become a recognized language of instruction in schools outside of Quebec.
1961
CCF becomes the new Democratic Party (NDP)
1963
The Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) sets off bombs in Montreal. (FLQ manifesto.)
1964
Peacekeeping ends in the Congo and troops are posted to Cyprus.
1965
A new flag is adopted by Canada.
1967
Canada celebrates it’s centennial and hosts Expo 67 in Montreal.
The army, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force are joined to become the Canadian Armed Forces.
Charles de Gaulle, president of France, utters the phrase “Vive le Quebec libre” in Montreal.
Multicultural immigration from developing nations becomes an immigration policy objective, now operating on a “point” system.
1968
English and French become official languages of the federal government.
1970
The FLQ kidnap James Cross and Pierre Laporte in October.
Laporte is murdered.
The Trudeau government applies the War Measures Act limiting civil rights.
1972
Canada beats Russia in Hockey ((Yes I am adding that))
1973
Canada sends troops and observers to the Middle East
1976
The Olympic Games are held in Montreal.
Rene Levesque, leader of the Parti Quebecois, becomes premier of Quebec.
1977
Bill 101 is passed in Quebec limiting access to English-language schools.
1978
The Supreme Court declares unilingual legislatures and courts unconstitutional (Quebec and Manitoba)
1980
Quebec votes against separation in a referendum.
“O Canada” becomes the national anthem.
1981
The federal government and all provinces except Quebec agree on a way of patriating the constitution.
1983
Canada agrees to test U.S. Cruise missles.
1984
The Pope visits Canada.
Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.
In NWT, aboriginal languages are officially recognized in addition to English and French.
1985
Major amendments made to Indian Act grants Band Councils jurisdiction over reserve lands, and restores rights.
1986
Canada supports sanctions against South Africa’s apartheid regime.
Canada is honoured by the UN for providing a haven for many of the world’s refugees.
1989
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) takes effect.
1991
The Canadian Forces participate in the Gulf War against Iraq.
Yukon First Nations sign agreement on land claims and self-government.
1992
NAFTA is signed.
Constitutional reform, including reform of the Senate, self government for aboriginal nations, enlarged House of Commons - though having Quebec’s approval - is voted down in a national referendum.
1993
NAFTA legislation passes in House of Commons.
1955
Quebec holds a referendum on sovereignty, and the No side barely wins a majority.
Native people review their stand on Quebec sovereignty.
Study of Somalia Affair causes disbanding of Airborne Regiment.
Representatives of aboriginal people gather in December and issue the Sacred Assembly Proclamation; from this was developed the Reconciliation Proclamation and the Statement of Principles and Priorities.
1996
General Jean Boyle resigns over Somalia Inquiry controversy.
1997
Federal election sends five parties to Parliament.
The provincial premiers, except Lucien Bouchard of Quebec, draw up a proposal for constitutional reform known as the Calgary Declaration.
Confederation Bridge between the mainland and PEI opens.
1999
NWT is divided into Nunavut, the east part and a western territory, still to be named.
2003
Vancouver wins the bidding process to host the 2010 Winter Olympics.
2009
Canada wins its fifth straight gold medal at the world junior hockey championship, defeating Sweden 5 - 1.
2010
Canada hosts the Winter Olympics and wins the most amount of Gold (FIFTEEN!!) to be won on Host soil. (BEAT THAT AMERICA!!)
Sample Post
April 9th, 1917 - Vimy Ridge, WW1
Matthew was sitting in one of the tents that held his men, puffing on a fag to try and keep his rising frustrations down. He had been an efficient monster the whole time during this fucking forsaken war, scaring the nazis and germans alike. His whole team knew that he was more than some sixteen year old teen who managed to worm himself into the army, and many respected him for it. He fought like a madman and a true Canadian, talking and becoming close with all of his men AND women on the war front. A few also saw how he changed when a gun was in his hand and there needed to be a charge. A few soldiers even crossed themselves,swearing that he was almost too efficient. He was waiting for General Currie to show up, still puffing away. He was joined by an eighteen year old Quebecer, the frenchman easily cleaning and prepping his gun. Etienne was a good friend of his during the war, and helped Matthew deal with his darkness regarding it.
He looked up as Currie came in, sitting with the First Canadian regiment. Mattie looked ready and he moved over to the General, placing a hand on his shoulder and murmuring roughly, “ You’re a good man, Arthur, standing up for us like this. We all know that British and French planning couldn’t account for shit in this hell they started. You’re our general, and we couldn’t ask for a better one.” The other men called their agreement, Currie looking at the First Canadian Regiment. He chuckled weakly and said, “ This will be a heavy loss on us, gentlemen. This is a fool’s run, and we’re the only fools they’re willing to sacrifice to do it.” A deep sigh left Matthew and he said, “ We’re the shock troops, were the part of the army that Germans will run away from. We fight, claw and tear till our last breaths are wrung from our bodies. We are Canadians and Canadiens, we are french, english, scottish, irish and all stubborn bastards till the end. We have the harshest winters and we plow through like it’s nothing. Some of us will fall, and we will all mourn the loss, after we take that ridge and DESTROY our enemies. I believe in us, in what we can do. We’re the best of the best, and we’re not even a damn country yet.”
A few of the soldiers watched Matthew and listened to his words, the soldiers from all over the nation trading glances and they knew, without a doubt, that no matter what separated them before, now was the time to unite and remind people why Canada should be so feared. They came from the breadth and length of their country, living with hard winters and hot summers, french and english and all sorts. They may have been part of the commonwealth, but they fought with their everything. It was high time to remind everyone of this. Canada was not to be trifled with. Matthew felt the pride of his men and soldiers, and knew that regardless of the loss today, regardless of how many men would fall, his people would come back united and strong, and that was all he could ask for.
The Player
Name: Samantha
Age: 24
Fun Fact: I’ve been in retail for seven long years, and I can fold clothes the way stores do unconsciously.