Kansas

 Kansas State

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** Canada and the United States ** Although Canada and the United States are 2 different countries, they are fairly similar. For example, Native Americans were present before Europeans arrived. Also, both countries have many different ethnic groups. But, like everything else, they do have their differences. For example, the size of the country. 1 aspect of Canada and the U.S. that is similar is the fact that Native Americans were present before the Europeans discovered and established the countries. The Europeans that discovered Canada were the Vikings. The Vikings landed on Newfoundland’s coast and lived here for a time period, and then they left. But, in the 1500s and 1600s, Britain and France founded cities such as Quebec and Montreal. Just like Canada, in the 1500s, Europeans explored America. By the 1800s, the settlers from Britain separated from England and started the country known as the United States. Another way that Canada and the U.S. are similar is that there are different ethnic groups included. Unlike the U.S., Canada is not considered a melting pot society. The majority of Canadians came from European decedents such as Englishmen and Frenchmen. There are also people from other countries. The U.S. is the same. The main area where settlers came from is Europe, but the countries they came from were England and Ireland. Current day America’s largest growing population is Hispanic. A difference between the U.S. and Canada is the size of the country. Land wise, Canada is the 2nd largest country. The only country larger than Canada is China. America on the other hand, is the 4th largest country. The three countries larger than it are, obviously, Canada, China, and Russia. People wise, the U.S. is much, much, much larger. Whereas Canada has 32 million people, the United States has over 6 billion people. That’s a whole lot of people! Canada and the U.S. are similar countries. With both countries, Native Americans inhabited the landmass before the Europeans discovered and founded them as countries. Also, both countries are made up of several ethnic groups. Although, Canada is not considered a melting pot society unlike the U.S. One of the differences between the 2 countries is the size of the country. Canada is the 2nd largest, America, the 4th. It is astonishing that 2 countries with very different history can be so similar.