The Canadian Confederation includes Nova Scotia as a founding province — it is one of four, along with Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, if you're keeping score.
Thanks to Joseph Howe, a Canadian writer and politician, Nova Scotia is able to maintain a responsible government, making it a self-governing province.
The Seven Years’ War, also known as the French and Indian War, is the last war to take place in Nova Scotia — thankfully.
The King Williams War, which lasted from 1688-1697, is the first of six wars to take place in Nova Scotia.
The province is given the name Nova Scotia, which means “New Scotland” in Latin.
