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BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
LESSON XXV.
BRITISH: POSSTHTHSSTONS.
population—the number of its inhabitants having more than
doubled during the ten years prior to 1851,
3. The surface of the country is undulating, but not
mountainous; the soil and eclimate are favorable to agricul-
ture, Wheat and oats are the staple agricultural products,
4. Among the most common trees are the pine, fir, maple,
cedar, birch, ash, oak, beech, elm, cherry, poplar, and wıllow.
5. Toronto, formerly called York, is the chief place in
Upper Canada; it is situated on 2 fine harbor, on the north-
ern shore of Lake Ontario.
6. Kingston, at the outlet of Lake Ontario, has a well-shel-
tered and well-fortified harbor. Hamilton, at the southwer'
extremity of the same lake. is 2 rapıdlv inereasing place.
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ANOW STORM IN CANADA.
1. The Brıtrsm Posszasrons embrace more than
one third of the territory of North America, The
country is noted for the severity of its climate, its
numerous fresh-water lakes, and its valnable fur-
bearing animals.
2. The settled portion is in the southeast, within the basin
of the St, Lawrence, or adjacent 10 the gulf of that name.
3. This part is divided into five provinces ; namely, Can-
ada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, Prince
Edward Island, and Newfoundland.
4. The remaining portion is under the government of the
Hudson Bay Company, The few inhabitants who live in
‚his region are principally engaged in collecting furs.
Questions.-—1. What do the British Possessions embrace ?
For what is the country noted ? 2, Where is the settled
portion ? 3. Howis it divided ? 4, The remaining portians ?
How are the people engaged?
LESSON X.l7E,
CANADA.
1. Caxapna is the largest and most important of
the British Provinces in North America, It is
divided by the Ottawa River into two parts, called
Canada East and Canada West. These divisions
formerly constituted distinet provinces; but are
now united under one general government, though
still differing in laws, manners, and enstoms.
2. Canada West. is remarkable for its rapid #rowth in
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HAMILY
7. The other principal places are, Bytown, London, Belle
ville, St. Catharine’s, Brantford, Coburg, Dundas, Niagara
Brockville, Port Hope, Peterboro’, Prescott, Galt, ete.
Questions.—1. What is Canada? How divided ? What
»f the government? In what respects do they still differ? %
For what is Canada West remarkable? 3, Surface? Soil?
Productions? 4. Trees? 5. Toronto? 6. Kingstan? Ham-
lton? 7. Other prinecinal places?
LESSON XXVYIIE.
CANADA.
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1. CayAapa East is more mountainous, less fertile, and has
a colder climate than Canada West.
2. The most fertile and thickly settled portions lie along
the River St. Lawrence, between Montreal and Quebec,
3. More than half of the inhabitants are of French de-
scent. They speak their native Janguage, are a kind and
warm-hearted people, but rather averse to ımprovement,
4. Canada is overspread with forests, affording timber for
ship-bullding and other purposes. Large rafts are flonted
down the Ottawa and St Lawrence to Montreal and Quebec.
