It was a safety net against poverty for people over the age of 65, as well as being a welfare system for disabled people.
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New France, French Nouvelle-France, (1534–1763), the French colonies of continental North America, initially embracing the shores of the St. Lawrence River, Newfoundland, and Acadia (Nova Scotia) but gradually expanding to include much of the Great Lakes region and parts of the trans-Appalachian West.
Mexico won its indpendence from Spain on Sep 16, 1810.
Emergence of Monotheistic religion