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Aug 29, 1500
Algonquins
Nomadic
Less warrioirs, focus more on hunting
Live in the north
Live in teepees -
Aug 29, 1500
Iroquois
Semi-sedentairy
Live in long houses
Every 10 years or so they move to a different territory because the ground isn't fertile anymore
Live in the south
Warriors -
Aug 29, 1534
Cartier's first voyage
Jacques Cartier explored the Gulf of St-Lawrence.
Cartier found timber, fish and furs. -
Aug 29, 1535
Cartier's second voyage
Cartier sailed up the St-Lawrence and reached Stadacona -
Aug 29, 1541
Cartier's third voyage
Cartier tried to set up a colonie which was unsuccessful
Missionaries tried to convert natives -
Voyage to establish a settlement in Nova Scotia
-The king sent a voyage to establish a settlement in Nova Scotia which was called Port Royal.
-Samuel de Champlain was a part of Port Royal.
-Port Royal failed -
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Champlain established a trading post near Stadaconda
Champlain established a trading post near Stadaconda called New France -
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French Regime
Organization and settlement of the territory
Jacques Cartier came to America to find:
A route to Asia
Bring gold and other riches
To claim land for the king of France -
Seigneurial Regime
Seigneurial Regime was a method of land division
The king would grant pieces of land to rich French men
The purpose of this new system was to entice new settlers to come to New France and keep them organized -
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British Regime
Policies to promote immigration
When the British take control only the very wealthy French would leave New France. The population was 99% French and 1% English, but hey are all now British Subjects.
British immigration begins and the first to come will be wealthy business men looking to take over
Laws discouraging American immigration in Upper Canada.
Colonial Land and Emigration Commission and permanent immigration office in London.
Propaganda to encourage immigration. -
The king wanted to encourage settlement
The king put Jean Talon in charge
Soldiers were offered free land if they agreed to stay in New France after their service was done
Minor criminals trying to escape going to prison in France came
Files du roi came
Payments were given to couples who married young,
Fathers of unmarried girls paid fines. -
Territorial concessions with the Proclamation of 1763
Continuation of business alliances for the fur trade.
Designation of land reserved for indigenous people. -
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Immigration of Loyalists and Americans
The impact of the arrival of Loyalists and Americans on the formation of the population and the settlement of the territory. -
The Imperial Act
The Act assured immigrants that their slaves would remain their property.
Loyalist slaves were held in small numbers and were imploded as domestic servants, farm hands, and skilled artisans -
Slavery limited
The other provinces of British North America limited slavery through court decisions requiring the strictest proof of ownership. -
Slavery abolition
The British Parliament's Slavery Abolition Act finally abolished slavery all together -
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Contemporary period
Different Policies to promote immigration
Increase of the urban population
Colonization of new regions
Emigration to the United States and the west
Relations with the Native population -
National policy
Immigrant recruitment to populate the Canadian and land grants and handing over of land to rail companies to settle the west. -
Oka Crisis
Mohawk warriors establishes road blocks in the boarders to their reserves in Oka because a golf course wanted to expand its 9 holes onto native land
Native military organized themselves and the Canadian army were called in to handle the situation
Lasted 78 days
