1. Date: November 5th, 2009 Mercantilism by Hannah Powers, Per. 1

2. Breaking news: the United States has invaded Canada! ✤ The Canadian Shield has an abundance of natural resources, particularly oil. The U.S. had decided to invade Canada and claim that oil. http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/map/tecmet/index_e.php

3. ✤ The U.S. ships the oil back to the homeland via the St. Lawrence Seaway, and processes it to make gasoline for cars. http://www.noportsouthport.org/mambo/images/stories/a-cargo-ship-001.jpg http://www.greenzer.com/blog/blog_image_store/2009/08/oil-companies-campaign-against-climate-change.jpg

4. ✤ Now, the U.S. forces Canada to buy back the gasoline that was theirs in the first place. http://www.acspotlight.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/moneyman.jpg