-
Nov 25, 1500
Spirituality
-Shaminism: follow the shaman (the doctor and preist of the natives)
-Myths and legends
-Dream Catchers -
Period: Nov 25, 1500 to
Cultures and Currents of Though
-
Period: Nov 25, 1500 to
Natives
-
Nov 25, 1520
Social relation
-Respect for elders
-Traditions
-Freedom of actions: No written laws and no private property
-Culture: Concepts, identity, education and society -
Nov 25, 1540
Nature
-Animism: Respect for nature, all living things have a spirit and a soul
-Circle of life
-Concepts: Culture, religion and identity -
Nov 25, 1560
Communication and excange
-Traditions, myths and legends were passed down by oral tradition due to the fact that they didn't write
-Songs and dance
-Ceremonies: Death, Birth, etc. -
The Kings Rights
-The king had abosolute power
-Louis the 14 had great controle in Europe but New France was suffering (economy and population wasn't developped
-Disbatched a well trained regiment of soldiers
-King oversees cultural events
-King exercises controle over the church -
Period: to
French Regime
-
Catholicism
-Religion had great power in New France
Clergy was everywhere
-Preist were in charge of the pastures
-Nuns worked in hospitals and schools
-Bright boys were sent to schools to learn to be preists
-Church tax was called tithe
-The majority of people were religions due to the fact that it was the center of their lives
-The church played a keye role in difining morally acepeted behavior
-A lot of the art produced in this time had a religios aspect or approach -
Life in New France
-Settelers lived peacfull lives although there was a lot of work to be done (preparing for winter, caring for crops, etc.)
-People took care of themselves because the colony wasn't well developped
-There were some rich people but the majority was poor starving people
-People in New France were autonomous, they were called Canadiens. These people stayed here after the British took over
-Nobility and elite (Governor)
-Middle Class and Bourgoisie (Seigneurs)
Peasents and Habitants (Censitaire) -
Life in New France (Cont.)
-The king had less controle because the colony was far from France
Contact with the Aboriginals
-Sence of freedom and independant spirit
-Many worked and lived with natives
-Voyageur and coureur de bois -
The Royal Government
-Since the companies were gaining a monopoly in New France, the king put forth the royal government to end these monopolies -
Liberalism
-Freedom of individuals
-Beggining of the Parlementary system
-Used newspapers to tell liberal ideas
-Development of parliamentarism -
Period: to
British Regime
-
Ultramontanism and Anticlericalism
-Increased power of the pope and church
-Absolute obediance to the church
-Increase churche's influence -Opposed the influence of the Church in secular or public affairs
-Oppisite of Ultramontanism
-Seperation of Church and State
-More democratic regime -
Imperialism
-A colony that obeys the mother contry ie: Canada to Great Britan or France
-Oposite of Nationalism -
Government
-Constitutional Monarchy
-Parlementary Democracy
-Federal, Provincial and Municipal
-Executive: Makes decisions about the administration
-Legislative: Puts forth laws and taxes
-Judicial: Ensures laws are applied
Federal system
-Queen(head of state)
-Governor General
-Senate
-House of Commons
-Ministers-Government-Prime Minister-Cabinet-Opposition -Minority Government-Speaker-Courts -
Period: to
Contemporary Period
-
Capitalism
-Investment and ownership are the main means of production, distribution and exchange of wealth -
Agriculturism and Cooperatism
Agriculturism
-Supportive of Farmers
-Mostly in Rural Areas Cooperatism
-Many people working together to pool money, later money gets distibuted -
Nationalism
-Devoted to your nation
-Opposite of Imperialism
-In Canada some people wanted to be Imperalist and some Nationalist
-French Nationalism: Wanted to leave Britans controle completly because they didn't neccesarily like them
-English Nationalism: Wanted to leave Britans control to become an independant Counry but stay in contact with Britan -
Americanism
-American trends that pass over to other countries, especially Canada
-Dance, Music and other culture
-Passed mainly through media
