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Period: Oct 2, 1500 to
Econ n' Development
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Period: Oct 3, 1500 to
Natives
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Oct 3, 1515
Natives Trading (Economic Activity)
-Did not have any possetion
-They used the barder system
-Trade Network between families, groups, etc -
Oct 3, 1535
Navites: Jobs
-Men=Hunters
-Women=Farmers
-Elderly watched after the children -
Oct 3, 1555
Means of Transportation
-Canoes: Created by the natives
-Snowshoes: Obviously for the cold snowy winters -
Oct 3, 1575
Europeean Fishing Grounds
-Fisheries made before the French Regime
-When there was interactions with the aborigionals it was sometimes peacefull sometimes not -
Beggining of the French Regime
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Period: to
French Regime
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Trading With Natives
-Economy based on fur trade
-Based on organization of society and territory
-There was a small population which meant they needed to create aliances with the native population
-Exlored more areas, expanted territory. This meant more furs to be sold.
-Founded trading posts: Quebec and Three-Rivers. Leter on they added Ville-Marie (Monteal) -
Alliances and Rivalries
As said before due to the low population in New France the french had to create alliances with the native population.
-Due to th economic activities the french sometimes were pulled into native conflicts and vice versa. -
Chartered Companies
-Had chartered companies (100 Associates)
-Based on privleges and obligations
Privleges: Only ones with the right to the fur trade
Obligations: Had to minister and develop the colony -
Economic Policy
-Merchantilism
-A way of financial organisation
(Exporting more than you import) -
Territory ond population of the colonies
New France
-Small Population
-Large Territory
-Only Purpose: Bring fur back to France
13 Colonies
-Large Population
-Small Territory
-Lots of agriculture (Tobaco, Cotton and Indigo) -
Agricultural Activity
-Subsistence agriculture: Just enough food to survive no more
-Jean Talon attepted to diversify agricultural activities using the triangular trade.
-Project Failed -
Beggining of the British Regime
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Period: to
British Regime
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Economy Based on Fur
-Fur Trade in the Hands of the British
-Northwest Companies merged with the Hudsons Bay Company (1821) -
NorthWest Companies
-Tried to move to the west but then got cut off by the Hudsons Bay Company.
-Later Merged with the Hudsons Bay Company -
Economy Based on Timber
-Napoleon put a blockade in 1806
-Demand for wood rose
-Creation of the Bank of Montreal (BMO) to allow people to invest and obtain loans
-New Jobs: LumberJack, Loggers and SawMills
-New Transportation: Canals, Railroads and Steamships -
Economic Policies
-Britan wanted to use free trade so it ended its preferential treatment with Canada
-Canada signed the Reciprocity Treaty with the USA in 1854 for 10 years (Did not renew it)
-US was a good market so it was advantageous -
Beggining of the Contemporary Period
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Period: to
Contemporary Period
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1st Phase of Industrialisation
-Late 19th century
-Creation of Factories and Assembly lines.
-More efficient but also more dengerous and boring
-In Quebec: Food Processing (Ie: Dairy) Textiles and wood
-Poor working and living conditions -
Exploitation of New Resources
-Agriculture, Forrest (ie: Timber), Mining and Hydroelectricity.
-Natural Resources: Ore, Pulp and Paper
-Capital Found in more than one economic sector -
2nd Phase of industrialisation
-Urban expansion: People moved to the big cities
-Creation of Unions
-Oppened new regions -
The Great Depression
-Stock market crash due to people buying stocks using borrowed money
-Black Thursday: stocks dropped below zero
-Government solutions: Work Camps, Public works, Direct aid and encourages farming
-ended because of World War II -
World War II
-Ended the Great Depression because we were able to create more jobs to make supplies.
-We were not forced to join the war but we did anyways
-At the start you didnt have to join but by the end you did (most canadians didn't fight even if them made it to Europe) -
Quiet Revolution
-Began when Jean Lesage was elected
-Main goals: To made the government the major force behing the quebec economy (HydroQuebec)
-Modernise Quebec education
-Weaken the influence of the church
