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Period: Nov 3, 1500 to
Culture and Currents of Thought
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Nov 19, 1500
Spirituality
• Shamanism - Priest/medicine man
• Myths and legends
• Dreamcatchers -
Nov 19, 1500
Nature
• Animism – respects nature…all living things have souls
• Circle of life -
Nov 19, 1500
Communications and Exchange
• Oral traditions
• Song and dance
• Ceremonies -
Nov 19, 1500
Social relationships
• Respect for elders
• Traditions
• Freedom of actions – no written laws, no private property -
French Regime
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Catholicism
The influence of Catholicism on culture was very powerful
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Life In New France
-Settlers(habitants) had happy lives but the jobs were Caring for crops, making clothes, fixing tools, preparing for winter.
-Because New France was not really developing settlers became self-dependent (took care of themselves).
-Life differed from France, where you had the very rich and massive numbers of poor/starving people.
-In New France the people were very autonomous and by 1760 grew to become a distinct set of people called Canadiens -
British Rule
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Ultramontanism
the policy of the party in the Roman Catholic Church that favors increasing and enhancing the power andauthority of the pope. -
Anticlericalism
opposed to the influence and activities of the clergy or the church in secular or public affairs. -
Imperialism
loyalty to the mother country (France, England) -
Nationalism
Being loyal to your colony.
Note: Canada has Canadian nationalism and Quebec nationalism -
Government layout
-Three levels of Government: Federal, Provincial, Municipal, each level has three types of functions
Executive: Makes decisions about administration, power held by cabinet (federal).
Legislative: Makes or amends laws, and imposes taxes. Power held by the House of Commons (federal)
Judicial: Ensures laws are applied, Judges are appointed by the cabinet for life. (federal) -
Liberalism
liberalism is the freedom of individuality speech and just all around freedom within the compounds of the law. -
Contemporary Period
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Capitalism
an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, andexchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially ascontrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth. -
Socialism
a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control ofthe means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole. -
Laicism
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society -
Role of Women for World War 2
open things up for women. All the men were at war…women started working in factories and saw services as nurses.
- Resultsàwomen obtain the right to vote in Federal election (first only family to forces members 1917) then all in 1918.
