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Oct 3, 1500
First Occupants
-They traded within their different groups through the barter system.
-The men are hunters, the women are farmers and the elderly take care of the children.
-They use snowshoes and canoes to get around. -
Period: Oct 3, 1500 to
Econ and Dev
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French Regime
-Was an economy based on fur trade.
-Establishement of trading posts and fundation of Quebec and Three Rivers.
-New France was constantly expanding.
-There were alliances and rivalries with certain amerindian groups. -
Chartered compagnies
-Examples of a chartered company: 100 associates.
-They kept their employees mostly male and they were small amounts of people. -
Mercantilism
-It is an economic policy where you export more than you import and take in many natural ressources from colonies you controlled and sell finished goods. -
Agricultural Activity
-There was a subsistent amount of agricultural activity.
-Jean Talon tried to diversify the economy but failed since there was just too much demand for the old fur trade. -
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British Regime
-Economy based on fur trade and based on timber.
Fur:
-North West Company (1783).
-Decline in the fur trade.
Timber:
-Blokade in 1806 rose the demand for timber.
-New jobs were created: lumberjack, loggers, sawmills.
-Better transportation, canals, railroad and steamships. -
Economic policies of British Regime
-Free trade: Britain ends it’s preferential/protectionist treatment with Canada and instead they establish the Free Trade.
-1854: Canada establishes a Reciprocity with the USA. -
Opening of new regions of Colonization
-Since the timber industry is expanding, new ressources and territory is needed.
-Mauricie, Outaouais, and Laurentides are develloped. -
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Contempory Period
-There was a lot of exploitation of agriculture, forest, mining and hydroelectricity.
-Many new regions develloped and opened up; Abitibi, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Mauricie, Côte-Nord, Gaspésie. -
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First phase of Industrialization
-Lots of Rural Exodus where farmers and agricultural workers would move to the city an work in factories.
-These factories were in terrible conditions; polluted, overcrowded, long hours of work.
-The steam engine was invented and that powered a lot of the factory machines. -
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Second phase of industrialization
-This phase was all about finding new territory to expand industrialization.
-At first electricity was made by burning coal and soon the people invented hydroelectricity.
-This form of electricity powered factories instead of the steam machines. -
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World War 1
-Was the worst war.
-There was a conscription crisis; men were forced to fight.
-French didn't want to fight because they didn't think it was their war to fight.
-Womens rights improve; Ex) Take their husbands place in voting since they are at war. -
The Great Depression
-Stock market crashes.
-People are poor and dying.
-Ends when WW2 starts because the building of ammunition and such helps the economy. -
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World War 2
-Another conscription crisis.
-Baby boom; men come to their wives after being at war. -
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The Quiet Revolution
-Consisted of Quebec catching up with the rest of the world.
-Hydro Quebec expanded.
-Modernization of Quebec's educational system happened.
-The Church became less and less popular and important. -
Oil Crisis
-Gouvernment compagnies were privatized.
-James Bay dams were created in the late 1980's.
