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'''North America''' is geographically the bit north of the Panama isthmus. In practice a "Central American" region is normally accepted, which pushes the southern limit of "North" America further north. To the north it pretty much extends to the Arctic ice-cap (although politically the [[Canada|Canadians]] and the [[Inuit]] have their respective claims). |
'''North America''' is geographically the bit north of the Panama isthmus. In practice a "Central American" region is normally accepted, which pushes the southern limit of "North" America further north. To the north it pretty much extends to the Arctic ice-cap (although politically the [[Canada|Canadians]] and the [[Inuit]] have their respective claims in addition to that of the [[United States of America]]). |
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In [[period]], North America was inhabited by native settlers (who appear to have crossed the Bering Strait at some pre-period point), by travelling parties of polar dwellers, in the extreme north and north-west), and by [[Europe]]an colonists (no-one has successfully argued the case for [[navy|naval]] colonisation across the Pacific). |
In [[period]], North America was inhabited by native settlers (who appear to have crossed the Bering Strait at some pre-period point), by travelling parties of polar dwellers, in the extreme north and north-west), and by [[Europe]]an colonists (no-one has successfully argued the case for [[navy|naval]] colonisation across the Pacific). |
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Most [[Society]] personae of a North American sort will have to be European colonists, pending the verification of authentic records of the pre-[[colony|colonial]] indigent culture. These will generally be of [[Spain|Spanish]], [[England|English]], [[Scotland|Scots]] or [[France|French]] origin, as [[Portugal]] tended to concentrate on the [[South America|Southern American]] sub-continent. |
Most [[Society]] personae of a North American sort will have to be European colonists, pending the verification of authentic records of the pre-[[colony|colonial]] indigent culture. These will generally be of [[Spain|Spanish]], [[England|English]], [[Scotland|Scots]] or [[France|French]] origin, as [[Portugal]] tended to concentrate on the [[South America|Southern American]] sub-continent. |
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Latest revision as of 10:22, 7 October 2007
North America is geographically the bit north of the Panama isthmus. In practice a "Central American" region is normally accepted, which pushes the southern limit of "North" America further north. To the north it pretty much extends to the Arctic ice-cap (although politically the Canadians and the Inuit have their respective claims in addition to that of the United States of America).
In period, North America was inhabited by native settlers (who appear to have crossed the Bering Strait at some pre-period point), by travelling parties of polar dwellers, in the extreme north and north-west), and by European colonists (no-one has successfully argued the case for naval colonisation across the Pacific).
Variously the first European contact is said to have been by Vikings (qv Vinland), by St.Brendan, by Amerigo Vespucci (on behalf of Italian interests) or by Christopher Columbus (on behalf of the Portuguese Crown. Certain other theories also argue that the last of the Knights Templar journeyed there, after the suppression of their order by the King of France.
Persona
Most Society personae of a North American sort will have to be European colonists, pending the verification of authentic records of the pre-colonial indigent culture. These will generally be of Spanish, English, Scots or French origin, as Portugal tended to concentrate on the Southern American sub-continent.
