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Nov 18, 1500
First Occupants
-They believe in Shamanism: A priest medicine man who provides help to everyone.
-They have respect for everyone and have many traditions.
-They have a strong connection with nature and believe in Animism: That everything has a soul.
-They communicate with oral traditions and songs and dance, and ceremonies. -
Period: Nov 18, 1500 to
Culture and Currents of Thoughts
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Period: to
French Regime
-Things that infulenced the french regime: Divine Right of Kings, Catholicism.
-The divine right of kings: Louis the 14th had absolute power and took mercantilism away for the royal gouvernment. -
All about Catholicism
-The chuch ran everything back then.
-Nuns were in schools and hospitals, and priests were in working as missionaries etc.. They ran everyting.
-They charged a tax also knownas the tithe.
-Ideas were spread by the church controlling edication. -
Life in New France
-Settlers had happy lives but worked very hard, they took care of themselves.
-You were either very rich or very poor.
-The rich didn't care much for the poor.
-The order of living: Nobility (governeur), middle class, peasants. -
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British Rule
British regime was influenced by currents of thoughts like: Liberalism, ultramontanism, anticlericalism and imperialism. -
Liberalism
-A political philosophy that's for the freedom of the individual, wants a parliamentary system of some sort. -
Ultramontanism
The policy from the Roman Catholic Church favouring the power of the pope.
-Wants the Church completely in charge. -
Anticlericalism
-Opposed to Ultramontanism.
-Wants the church and state seperate.
-Doesn't want Church in charge ever. -
Imperialism and Nationalism
Imperialism: Being loyal to the mother country ex) England
Nationalist: Loyal to land you were born in ex) french canadiens are loyal to QC. -
Period: to
Contemporary period
Period influenced by: Imperialism, Capitalism, Socialism, agriculture, nationalism, secularism, fascism, Americanism, neoliberalism, Aboriginalism. -
Imperialism
-Loyalties lie with the British, spreading of British ideas and policies. -
Capitalism
-An economic system that believes in production, distribution and exchange of wealth.
-Has principals of private property. -
Socialism
-Social organization that puts the control of products of distribution in the community as a whole.
-Questions capitalism. -
Agriculturism
-Supports farmers.
-Creation of groups to support farmers, ex) Le cercle des fermieres. -
Nationalismes
-Devotion to ones own nation.
Types of nationalism:
-French Canadien: Did not want to support Britain, wanted to protect french interests.
-Neo-nationalism: Started in the 1960s. -
Laicism
-Does not want the church to have control of political and social institutions anymore.
After 1837 bishops became more and more powerful and the church was still very powerful. -
Cooperatism and Fascism
Cooperatism: Favors the equality of different groups (American Unions and the Caisses populaires) Fascism: The idea of a single dictator who controls the entire country (Adolf Hitler) -
Feminism
-Women had very hard lives where they were forced to marry young and produce as many children as possible.
-They did not have equal rights to men.
In WW1 things stated getting better for women.
-They got to work in place of their husbands while they were at war, and they got to vote for their husbands in 1917.
-They then obtained the right to their own vote in 1918. -
Americanism, Neoliberalism, Aboriginalism
Americanism: Emergence of American cultural trends, spreading of American culture. Neoliberalism: Wants the remouval of the state in society. Aboriginalism: Wants to recognize aboriginal traditions and culture. -
Native Issues
-1990: Mohawk warriors made road blocks on their reserve in Oka because a golf course wanted to expand into their land.
-This crisis lasted 78 days and then finally came to an end.
-The Charlottetown Accord was created because of these issues.
