Ontario and Quebec

There are 1,489 songs on these iPods, needless to say I haven't yet had a chance to listen to every one of them. After quite a while I've managed to come up with five favorites though.
1st- Angel, by Sarah McLachlan
This has been one of my favorite songs for years. Sarah McLachlan has a beautiful voice and I find this song to be very soothing. Many songs have so much background noise that you can't hear the words, but in this song the piano is the only accompaniment and I like the simplicity.
2nd- B Minor, by Leahy
The intro to this song is very unusual and quite unique. I figured it would be a classical piece after I saw its title, and if the beginning hadn't drawn me in I would have skipped right over it. The piece reminds me of the Scottish music my grandfather always listens to. I like how the musicians control the violins and make the piece so fast paced.
3rd- The Old Apartment, by Barenaked Ladies
This is a song I haven't heard in years, but as soon as it came on I was able to identify the band. I like how distinct the band is, and the lead singer's voice is instantly recognizable.
4th- Gaelic Song, by the Arrogant Worms & Edmonton Orchestra
This song is ridiculous and laughed through the entire thing. The Arrogant Worms have come up with some really funny material, and if we could pick more favorites I'm sure I'd have picked some of their other work as well. "... there are 7 people left in the world who still speak Gaelic" One of my cousins went to visit Nova Scotia and asked my grandfather to teacher her some Gaelic. He used to be fluent, but like many others his vocabulary has been seriously diminished.
5th- Stanley Cup, by Richard Harrison
This is my favorite spoken word piece that I have found on this iPod. It talks about the significance of the Stanley Cup and what it really means to the people who get a chance to take it home with them. It shows how proud Canadians are of their hockey history.

Ontario was discovered by Etienne Brulé and Samuel de Champlain in 1610 when they went down the St.Lawrence River. Then came the British in the form of Henry Hudson. Hudson named the bay that he came into Ontario after himself. To keep the French from kicking him out Hudson built forts to protect British interest with the fur trade. The British and the French fought one another for some years with the British victorious after the Seven Years War. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 gave the British all that was claimed by the French.

When the Revolutionary War broke out in the American Colonies many loyalist move to what would become Ontario. Then in 1791 the British put into law the Constitutional Act, which split up the territory called Quebec into the providence of Ontario and Quebec. Ontario's capital was established in Newark, but it was changed to what would become Toronto for more protection from the outside world.

During the War of 1812 United States troops came up to Toronto and burnt down the capital building. The Canadians didn't like this so they went to Washington D.C. and burnt the White House down. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. The British gave up some territory and were welling to help end the slave trade.

The population in Ontario was growing and trade was getting faster. Canals between the Great Lakes helped trade move faster. The people of Canada were angry because they were being ruled by only a select few people and the people started to have revolts. To stop the continuation of this problem the Union Act was introduced which reconnected Quebec and Ontario into the Providence of Canada. Not that effective because it put the French Canadians as minority and had the capital Montreal. Quebec and Ontario split then reformed with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to form the Dominion of Canada. The national capital was placed in Ottawa.

Resources:
http://www.gov.on.ca/ont/portal/!ut/p/.cmd/cs/.ce/7_0_A/.s/7_0_252/_s.7_0_A/7_0_252/_l/en?docid=004523
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=20