Culture and Currents of Thought

By Spencer White
  • Apr 29, 1500

    Natives

    Natives
    -Influenced by spirituality. (Shamanism, myths and legends)
    -social relationships. (Respect for elders, traditions)
    -respect for nature. (Animism,circle of life)
    -communications and exchange.(Oral traditions, Song and dance)
  • Period: Apr 29, 1500 to

    Culture and Currents of Thought

  • French Regime

    French Regime
    -1608-1760

  • Divine right of kings

    Divine right of kings
    -King had absolute power
    -Louis the 14th
    -King had veto power

  • Royal Government

    Royal Government
    -The old system the companies who held a monopoly were destroying the colonie
    -Louis 14th ended that mnopoly
    -put new france under the minister of marine (Jean-Baptiste Colbert)
    -Together they implemented the royal government

  • Catholism

    Catholism
    -Influence the catholic religion
    -Did what the church wanted or you were excommunicated.
    -The clergy was everywhere (Priests in charge of parishes Priests working as missionaries,Nuns working in schools

  • Life in New France

    Life in New France
    -Settlers Where happy but hard working they had work to be done everyday
    -Settlers where self-dependent
    -Life was different then in France

  • British Regime

    British Regime
    -1760-1867

  • Liberalism

    Liberalism
    -Political or social philosophy advocating the freedom of the individual
    -Non violent modification of political, social, or economic institutions

  • Ultramontanism

    Ultramontanism
    -Roman catholic chruch
    -Wants more power and increase the authority for the pope

  • Anticlericalism

    Anticlericalism
    -opposed  activities of the clergy or the church public affairs.
    -less power for the church
    -seperate church and state
    -Oposite to ultramontanism

  • Imperialism

    Imperialism
    -Being loyal to the mother country

  • Government

    Government
    -Parliamentary Democracy (Laws are passed through the parliament)
    -Three types of goverment (1. Federal, 2. provincial, 3. municipal)
    -Three types of functions
    -Executive,Legislative,Judicial

  • Contemporary Period

    Contemporary Period
    -1867-present

  • Capitalism

    Capitalism
    Exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations,
    -Private buisness

  • Socialism

    Socialism
    -control of products of distribution in the entire community.

  • Nationalism

    Nationalism
    -Devotion to one's own nation
    -Loyal to owns own nation

  • Laicism

    Laicism
    -less control of the church in political and social institutions anymore.
    -After 1837 bishops became more and more powerful and the church was very powerful

  • Cooperatism

    Cooperatism
    -co-ops
    -Different groups who favoured equality and collaboration
    -Many Farmers uses this
    -Everyone gets equal money for what they contributed to

  • Fascism

    Fascism
    -Dictator controls the entire country.
    -They normally rule threw the use of force
    -Example Hitler

  • Feminism

    Feminism
    -Women where miss treated and had a hard life
    -didnt get the same previlages as men
    -they where their dads property followed by their husbands property
    -Didnt get any respect

  • Americanism

    Americanism
    -influence of American cultural trends: dance, music, and spread of American culture through films, radio and télévision.

  • Native issues

    Native issues
    -Oka Crisis
    -Mohawk made road blocks on their reserve in Oka because the government wanted to build a golf cource on sacred ground.
    - lasted 78 days