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The "California Republic" was an unrecognized state that included the area north of San Francisco. This republic adopted the "bear flag" which is now used as the state flag of the state of California. The flag has a star, a grizzly bear and a red stripe. If California were to separate again, and it needed a national anthem, it could look something like this:
California, California, beautiful and strong,
I can never be away from you for very long.
Your sunny skies, your open sea, your brave history,
Make me proud to be a part of this glorious mystery.
With my fellow Californians, all sons of this land,
Through hardship, through blessings, proudly I stand.
Inventions from the Second IR and economic opportunities
Eastern Canada hold more older (European) settlements than Western Canada. Eastern Canada was settled by the French and then the English in an effort to expand their terrortories and then resource (fur trade) extraction. The bulk of the original population of these regions are direct descendants of the original settlers and of the "Loyalists" who moved north from the United States when the US became independant from Britain.
