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1500
Animism
The belief that all things on Earth, even rocks and trees, have spirits and we must treat nature with absolute respect. -
1500
Shamanism
The Shaman is essentially a native priest or clergyman. He has the biggest connection to the Spirit World and has the most knowledge. He does a number of things, but he mainly interprets peoples dreams. -
1517
Protestantism
The protestant faith. Basically, a British version of Catholicism. -
Divine right of kings
The founding of Quebec -
Royal Absolutism Ends
Before 1663, royal absolutism was manifested mostly through the control the king exerted over the the chartered companies to which he granted exploitation monopolies. -
British imperialism
The British empire takes over. -
Royal Proclamation
A proclamation made by the king of Britain to make the Canadians Anglophone and Anglican. -
Rise of liberalism in Lower Canada
A political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality. -
French Canadian nationalism
French Canadian nationalism gets its start. -
Ultramontanism
A political and religious doctrine where the Catholic church dominates in every way, including political power. -
Anticlericalism
People don’t believe in the church’s power . -
Conservatism
The political ideology that things should remain the same and traditional. -
Rise of capitalism
An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. -
Agriculturalism
The modernization of agriculture and opening up new areas to colonization. -
Rise of feminism
The feminist movement begins. -
Rise of the cooperative movement
The cooperative movement rises up. -
Catholicism
The Catholic faith. -
Americanism
Adopting American culture and becoming more American. -
Birth of fascism
Promotion of the restoration of a traditional order by authoritarian means. -
Rise of socialism
A political ideology that is meant to be a critique of capital industrial development. -
Communism
A political ideology in which people want to end capitalist system and social classes by sharing means of production. (extreme form of socialism) -
Rise of secularism
When church and state are separated, criticism of traditionalism become more varied. -
Rise of Quebec nationalism
Nationalism gets traction in Quebec. -
Aboriginalism
The Aboriginal people wanted to fight for their rights. -
Neoliberalism
An ideology that advocated a laissez-faire approach to economics, emerged in Quebec during this period to address concerns about the province’s competitiveness in the global economy.
