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Nov 3, 1500
First Occupants
The First Occupants had two different types of responsability of leadership within their clans and groups. For example: The Iroquois society was a Matriarchy, which is the leadership of the women and the Algonquiens were a Patriarchy, which is the leadership of the Men. -
Period: Nov 3, 1500 to
Official Power and Countervailling Powers
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Period: Dec 1, 1500 to
First Occupants
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Royal Government
The King of Britain and his Minister of Marine placed a new system of politics in 1663 called the Royal Government. This system included a Sovereign Council which had three powers:
-Bishop: Hospitals, Schools, and Charities.
-Intendant: Controlled budget and collected taxes.
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The Great Peace of MTL Treaty
This was a treaty between New France and the First Nations of North America, signed by Louis-Hector de Callière. This treaty was also known as the "Grand Settlement of 1701." It only lasted about 16 years until war started to break out. -
Autonomy of New France
The people who lived in New France started to become more and more autonomous and unique in their own way. For example: they grew to become a distinct set of people called the "Canadians." (In the 13 colonies they were known as the "Americans" -
Articles of Capitulation
These were the set of rules layed down by the English after the British Regime. These rules were:
1. French Militia may return home.
2. The French regular military would lay their guns down and leave
3. The peopel could practice the R.C religion, but no more Bishop
4. Everyone who stayed therefore became British Subjects. After all of this, the French Elite (Merchants) went back home. -
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British Rule
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Treaty of Paris
The war in Europe between the French and the British has finished and the English were victorious. The French were forced to surrender all land known as New France except two small islands ( St. Pierre, Miquelon), these two island were along the coast for fishing. -
Royal Proclamation
This constitution was put out to control and assimilate the French in Quebec. This Constitution had many rules:
-New name: Province of Quebec
-Decreases the borders around the St. Laurence Valley.
-The king appointed the Governer.
-English criminal and civil laws were applied.
-Township system for unused land.
-No new Bishop.
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The Quebec Act
This is when the government decides to give The French population more rights because they now understand that the majority of the population is French. -
Loyalists
After the American Independance War, their were a number of people still in the United States that were still loyal to the Britain Empire so they decided to move to the nearest colony owned by Britain, Quebec. This increases the English population by 10%. -
The Constitutional Act
This was when the Quebec government decided to split Quebec into two pieces called Upper Canada and Lower Canada. This was made to fulfil the French's and the English's needs. -
Demands of the Patriotes
The Parti Patriote sent in to the government a list of the assemblie's demands called the 92 resolutions, demanding for responsible government. And then the King, lord Russel sent back 10 resolutions 10 years later which did not respect the 92 resolutions at all. -
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The Rebellions
This is when some of the people werent happy about the new constitution so they decided to group up and start a revolt. -
Act of Union
This is the 4th constitution, which involves unifying the two canadas into one responsible government. What was known as the two Canadas are now known as Canada East and Canada West. -
Charlottetown Conference
This is when all the political leaders meet up in Charlottetown to just think of the idea of a merger. -
The Quebec City Conference
This is when all the political leaders of all around North America meet up in Quebec City to lay down all of the rules for this merger. NewFoudland and Prince Edward Island withdrew because they did not want to spend money for a railroad across Canada because they will never use it. -
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Contemporary Period
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London Conference
This is when all the political leaders go to thei Mother Country to ask their permission of this new thought of merger, they said yes and then the the Dominion of Canada is born. -
Maurice Duplessis
In the 1950s, the government leader named Maurice Duplessis was a very very traditional guy. He was obsessed with the Clergy being in charge of all aspects of society. Also, he really was involved with rural life. They say that the way that Maurice Duplessis governed help back Canada's modernization by a decade. -
The Quiet Revolution
During the 1960s, after Maurice Duplessis, their was a quiet revolution that involved the Governemnt or State slowly getting more involved with the Modernization of economy, social life, and the church. -
The October Crisis
This was when a couple members from the FLQ kidnapped James Cross and Pierre Laporte. -
Native Issues
This was when a golf course wanted to expand a nine hole course and it was intruding the Native population so the Natives made road bocks. Then the Charlottetown Accord was made to give the Natives reserves.
