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Apr 29, 1500
Natives
Algonquins lived in the north opposite to the Iroquois who lived in the south.
- Algonquins followed the animals and were nomade while the Iroquios were semi-sendentary and moved after 10 years when the soil was no longer fertile.
-algonquins lived in tents and the iroquoins lived in long houses
houses -
Period: Aug 29, 1500 to
Population and settlement
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Apr 29, 1534
Jacques Cartier first voyage
-Came to North America by accident
- Was looking for a route to Asia
-Was looking for gold
- Looking for land for the king
-Automturks blocked route to Asia -
Apr 29, 1535
Jaques Cartiers second voyage
-Second trip to North Americafor jacques cartier
-Sailed up the St-Lawrence, reached Stadacona (Quebec).
-Natives where very helpful and ice to the Europeenens -
Apr 29, 1541
Jacques Cartiers third voyage
-Attemped to set up a colony.
-Failed.
-Missionaries attempted to convert natives.
-France left and abadat for 60 years -
Port Royal
-First trading post
-Failed because of geographycal possition
-Natives didnt want to paddle all the way to Nova-Scotia
-First atenpt at a colonie -
New France
-Champlain can back to establish a trading post near Stadacona (Quebec) called New France
-First sucseful trading post
-Turned into a settelment -
Period: to
French Regime
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Seignorial system
-French system of divising land
-Seigneurs land that was given to him by French royaltie
-divises it and gives portions to his cencitairs -
Immigration to New France
-King put Jean Talon incharge of imigration
-He implemented a lot of changes
-Jean Talon was the first intendant -
Jean Talon
-first intendant
-offered land to soldiers after there service
--Minor criminals where brought instand of going to prison
-brought the filles du roi who where women/orpahans who would come for marrige
-Payments were also given to couples who married young,
-Fathers of unmarried girls paid fines. Bachelors over 21 paid fines all with the hopes to increase the population.
-Certain amount of children would get money. -
Period: to
British Regime
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Start of British Imigration
-First are the wealthy Brithish men
-Looking to take over -
Proclamation royal
-Gave territory to the natives -
Census of Nova Scotia
-104 slaves where inlisted
-the number of slaves where small -
Imigration of Loyalist
-36,000 loyalists came to Canada
-6,000 loyalists came to Quebec
-The second wave of imigration -
The Imperal Act
-Assured prospective immigrants that their slaves would remain their property.
-As under French rule,
-Loyalist slaves were held in small numbers and were employed as domestic servants -
Irish Immigration
Due to the Irish Potato Famine
-they where catholic
-Worked for lease money than the french
-Third wave of imigration -
Imigration to the united states and the west
-Existed more opportunities in the USA.
-Farmers went to the city and most left to Vermont or out west (farm land over populated) Hampton's -
Native Land
-Land reserved for indigenous people. -
Period: to
Contemporary Periode
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Indan Act
-natives claims to explore of natural resources by the government. -
James Bay agreement
-Natives let the goverment build a dam on there land -
Oka Crisis
-Mohawk warriors established road blocks on the borders to their reserves in Oka
-when a golf course wanted to expand its 9 holes onto native land.
-The natives militarily organized themselves and the Canadian Forces were called in to handle the situation
