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Founding of Quebec
The French settlers got more power than the Aboriginals. -
Creation of the Company of One Hundred Associates
The King gave the One Hundred Associates the power of controlling the new found colony named New France. -
Royal Government
The One Hundred Associates had no more power in New France because the King of France decided to take away that privilege, therefore, the King had absolute power of New France. -
Peace with the League of Five Nations
The want for power was gone when The Five Nations created peace with the French Merchants. -
Great Peace of Montreal
It was the peace treaty between New France and the Aboriginals. No power shifted but it held down the power of the Aboriginals. -
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War of the Conquest
The French’s power shifted in New France when the British army won in the War of the Conquest. -
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British Military regime
The British army held the power in New France, however, the British army didn’t enforce any laws against the French people because the British army wasn’t sure if Great Britain won the war in Europe. -
Royal proclamation
It was the official power change from France controlling New France to Great Britain controlling the province of Quebec. -
Quebec Act
Great Britain decided to give some power back to the people of the Province of Quebec to ensure the french population’s loyalty to Great Britain then the Thirteen colonies. -
Constitutional Act
Great Britain decided to separate the colony in two part to satisfy the French and the Loyalists in Quebec. However, the governor still had the power and he was British. -
Rebellions in Lower Canada
The Patriot spread their idea of more power in Lower Canada. The people decided to create rebellions to fight for more power over Lower Canada. -
92 Resolutions
The Parti Canadien was a party in the Legislative in Lower Canada. This party realized that they didn’t have much power over their part of the colony and wished to have more power so the Parti Canadien wrote 92 Resolutions. In the document, they critisized the division of authority in the colony and demanded a government that was responsible to the Legislative Assembly. -
Act of Union
The English Canadians gained more power over the French Canadians because there were less French representatives in the Legislative Assembly -
British North America Act
The Act created a federal dominion and defines much of the operation of the Government of Canada -
Conscription Crisis
The Governor enforced power over the population by forcing the people into going World War I. -
Women’s right to vote
The women gained some power because they were allowed to vote for a federal government. -
Padlock Act
The unions lost their power because of the Padlock law because Duplessis didn’t believe in unions therefore making them illegal. -
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Maurice Duplessis, Premier
The power was shifted from the British power to the Quebecois power because Duplessis was elected as Premier. This enforced the old way of life and a huge step back in the Province of Quebec. -
Women’s right to vote
The women gained some more power because they were now allowed to vote for the provincial government. -
Conscription Crisis
The Governor enforced his power to the people by forcing them to fight in World War II. -
Nationalization of electricity
The private company have the most power in electricity and was then gone when the Government of Quebec bought most of them and shared the electricity with everyone. Also, the Aboriginals lost power over their rivers because the Government bought some of their lands in order to construct dams for electricity. -
October Crisis
The FLQ wanted Quebec to separate so badly that they tried to get power by kidnapping political leaders, however, Quebec is still not separated from Canada. -
Referendum on sovereignty-association
The French Canadians wanted full power over Quebec meaning law’s, form of government, etc. However, once the population did a vote the French Canadians who wanted to separate Quebec from Canada lost and the federal Government still had power of Quebec. -
Meech Lake Accord
Is a series of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada negotiated in 1987 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the 10 provincial premiers. -
Referendum on sovereignty
The power was distributed along with the bishop, the minister of Marine and the intended discussing laws in New France. -
“Paix des Braves” agreement
The Government gives some power to the Cree nation of which making peace.
