In a world darkened by ethnic conflicts that tear nations apart, Canada stands as a model of how people of different cultures can live and work together in peace, prosperity, and mutual respect.
U.S. President Bill Clinton 

Travel through the eras of  history and the development of the various nations that make up Canada today.

The American Revolution started with "the shot heard around the world" at Concord but quickly spread to include Canada when American revolutionary forces invaded Quebec. The invasion lead by Montgomery and Arnold came close to succeeding and would have led to the inclusion of all British North American colonies in the revolution. Quebec was saved and with it the other Northern Colonies. Halifax became the main naval base for the duration of the war. The results of the Quebec campaign prevented the forces of Manifest Destiny from taking all of North America for the new nation which the founding fathers in the United States had delivered.