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Aug 29, 1500
Iroquois
Iroquois lived more in the south.
They lived in longhouses.
They were semi-sedentary.
They only moved every 10 years because the soil wasn't good anymore.
There was a free occupancy of territory. -
Aug 29, 1500
Algonquins
Algonquins lived in the Canadian Shield.
They couldn't farm because of the weather so they hunted.
They were nomade and they followed the animals.
There was a free occupation of territory. -
Period: Aug 29, 1500 to
Population and Settlement
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Aug 29, 1534
Jacques Cartier's 1st Voyage
In 1534 Jacques Cartier went on his first voyage. He was looking for a route to Asia to find gold and riches and claim land for the king. Instead he ended up in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. -
Sep 16, 1535
Jacques Cartier's 2nd Voyage
In 1535 he went on his second voyage. He explored through the St. Lawrence and Stadacona (Quebec). He learned how to survive in North America from the Natives. -
Sep 16, 1542
Jacques Cartier 3rd Voyage
In 1542 he went on his third voyage. Cartier ried to set up a colony but it failed. -
Samuel de Champlain's 1st Voyage
In 1605 the king sent Champlain to voyage so he could start the first settlement called Port Royal in Nova Scotia. -
Samuel de Champlain's 2nd Voyage
Then in 1608-1609 he returned to North America to establish a trading post near Stadacona. -
Seigneurial System
The seigneurial system was introduced to New France in 1627 by Cardinal Richelieu. The king of France granted the rich french men land; they were called seigneurs. The seigneurs would rent out their land to peasants.The seigneurial system was made to get people to come to New France. The lands were in the shape of rectangles. -
1st Immigrants
In 1663, the King of France decided to encourage settlement in New France. He hired intendant, Jean Talon, who's job was to populate New France. Talon wanted anyone to come to New France, except the French Protestants. He brought different people sucha as the soldiers and the filles du roi. He gave money to couples with many children, and made people pay fines if they didn't have enough children. He made many rules to try to encourage population growth. -
Treaty of Paris
In 1763, the Treaty of Paris was made. France gave New France to the British, and the British changed New France's name to the Province of Quebec. -
2nd Phase of Immigration
After the War of Independance, tens of thousands of loyalistes left the United States and moved to Canada, a british colony. The population then changed from being 99% French and 1% English to 90% French and 10% English. The Loyalistes thought they were much better than the French, because they were British. They also farmed differently, in squares, called townships. -
Constitutional Act
After the Loyalistes moved up to Canada, they didn't agree with the French and they thought they were much better than them. Since they couldn't get along, the governement made the Constitutional Act which seperated Canada into, Upper Canada (English) and Lower Canada (French). -
Rural Exodus
The rural exodus was when a large mass of the population moved from the country (farms) to the city (factories). -
3rd Phase of Immigration
After 1815, the Irish Potato Famine struck. Many Irish people hopped on a bought and moved to Canada. Once arriving to Canada, they were placed on an Island called Grosse-Ile. Then, whoever survived would go and settle in Canada. The Irish worked for cheaper pays, so that was a disadvantage to the other citizens of Eastern Ontario. Also they were catholic, while British were protestant. But, they were English which was an advantage to the British. -
End of Slavery- Abolition Act
Canadians traded and owned slaves. Slavery in Canada wasn't as bad as it was in the United States. But they still had slaves, mostly Amerindians from the Panis nation or Africans. In 1833, slavery in Canada came to an end. -
British North America Act
The Act entails the original creation of a federal dominion and sets the framework for much of the operation of the Government of Canada, including its Federal structure, the House of Commons, the Senate, the justice system, and the taxation system. -
Indian Act
An Act to amend and consolidate the laws respecting Indians was made. The Indian Act, is the principal federal statute dealing with Indian status, local government and the management of reserve land and communal monies. -
1st Phase of Industrialization
The 1st Phase of Industrialization was roughly between 1885-1900. During this phase, production moved from skilled craftsmen to factories and mass production. It was mostly finished products. -
2nd Phase of Industrialization
The second phase of industrialization was roughly between 1900 and 1915. It was mostly natural ressources being exported. -
End of Second World War
The end of the war caused a diversification of the population. -
Oka Crisis
The Oka Crisis was between the Mohawk people and the Canadian gouvernement. The natives were upset about their land being taken from them. -
Brain Drain
Many educated or professional people leave a particular place (ex. Africa) and move to another place that gives them better pay or living conditions (ex. Europe). This is a problem because it'll cause places like Africa to have a very small amount of educated people with important jobs (ex. doctors).
