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Divine right of kings
Absolutism is a political ideology according to which the rule was said to receive his or her power directly from therefore have strong ties. Since the king represents God on earth, nobody could contest or challenge the will of God. -
Catholicism
The Catholic Church teaches that it is the continuation of the early Christian community established by Jesus Christ, that its bishops are the successors to Jesus's apostles, and the Bishop of Rome, also known as the Pope. -
Founding of the College des Jesuites
An estimated 1700 students attended the Collège des Jésuites, more than half of them being students from the Petit Séminaire, which meant is was a school for the elite boys. -
Founding of Ville-Marrie by the societe de Notre-Dame de Montreal pour la conversion des Sauvages de la Nouvelle-France
The Société Notre-Dame de Montréal was a religious organization responsible for founding Ville-Marie, the original name for the settlement that would later become Montreal. There goal was to evangelize the savages into Catholicism. -
Founding of the Grand Seminaire de Quebec
The Séminaire de Québec is a Society of priests founded on March 26, 1663 by Bishop François de Laval, first bishop of New France, in order to sustain the mission of the Church in North America. -
Publication of the Catechism
The Catholic Church published the Catechisme du diocese de Quebec. This was a book that expressed the teachings of the Catholic faith and its practices. It was first printed in France then began to be printed in New France. It was designed for new converts or children to confirm their faith as it's layout was in the form of questions and anwsers. -
British imperialism
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It originated with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. In Canada, many partisans believed that Canada should maintain and reinforce its ties to Great Britain. They were proud to be in the British Empire and saw no need to be more independent. -
Creation of La Gazette de Montreal
The arrival of the printing press in the settlement allowed the publication of newspapers and brochures , thus promoting the dissemination. William Brown and Thomas Gilmore, will be the founders of the Quebec Gazette/ Gazette de Quebec in 1764. -
Rise of Liberalism in Lower Canada
Liberalism has been a major trend in Canadian politics since the late 18th century. Canada has the same features of other liberal democracies in the Western democratic political tradition. It includes a brief history of liberal parties with substantial representation in parliament. Canadian liberalism is different from the American use of the term, as it contains ideas such as support for economic liberalism. -
French Canadian nationalism
In 1826, the French citizens of Quebec had begun to consider themselves a nation; they wanted to preserve their culture. They did not want to be dominated by the British, Parti Canadien proposed a democratic system to give everyone a voice, not just the British government. -
Canadian and French Canadian nationalism
French Canadians want to identify themselves with something. At the beginning of the 20th century, Henri Bourassa became the main spokes of the French Canadian nationalism. He introduced ideas that describe how Canada should be there own nation. -
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The Patriotes' Rebellions
The assembly of Patriote leaders and approximately 6,000 followers held in Saint-Charles in order to discuss term on the rebellion. The Ninety-Two Resolutions of the Patriotes had demanded Great Britain democratic reforms of Lower Canada. They had been mostly denied by the Russell Resolutions, which sparked a number of assemblies of protest in 1837. The Saint-Charles assembly was attended by 13 members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. -
Ultramontanism
From the middle of the 19th century, the clergy rediscovered its vigor, thanks to ultramontanism, a school of thought developed in French in opposition to Gallicanism. Ultramontanism affirmed the primary of the spiritual power of the Church over the state. -
Anticlericalism
With the rise of ultramontanism, certain liberals do not meant the Church to intervene in the political and social sphere of the province. For them, it is very important that society be more modern and develops outside the influence of the clergy. -
Rise of Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system that encourages the concentration of wealth and the control of the means of production by a small number of people, as well as free competition -
Agriculturalism
This movement promoted rural life and the traditional agricultural way of life. The church persuaded French Canadians to settle in the undeveloped regions of Quebec. -
Rise of feminism
The feminist movement slowly began to gather momentum at the end of the 19th century. Woman obtain the right to vote in 1918 in federal elections. Quebec woman will be able to vote in provincial elections as of 1940. -
Rise of the cooperative movement
In order to raise the capital necessary for rural development, these farmers counted on cooperatism which would allow for the pooling of the savings of small investors. -
Birth of Facism
Fascism is an ideology that first appeared in Europe after the first World War. This ideology promotes tradition and totalitarianism, as well as extreme nationalism. -
Rise of socialism
Socialism is a political ideology that was born in Europe and criticized a capitalism and the industrial development. Socialists denounced the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few and defended the interests of the majority, in particular by demanding a fairer distribution of wealth. -
Growing American influence
Quebec culture will be greatly influenced by the Americanisms. It refers to the principles of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." -
Rise of secularism
After World War 2, he power of the church was strongly contested. Many believed in the seperation of the Church and State. While supporters of conservatism like Maurice Duplessis, defended tradition, rural life and respect for the Churchs authority, a growing number of citizens, intellectuals in particular, felt let down by this dominant ideology. -
Rise of Quebec Nationalism
French Canadians want to identify themselves with something. At the beginning of the 20th century, Henri Bourassa became the main spokes of the French Canadian nationalism. He introduced ideas that describe how Canada should be there own nation. -
Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism is an ideology that advocates a laissez-faire approach to the economy and calls state interventionism into question. From the 1970s, the situation encouraged groups to wonder about the State. In Quebec, supporters of neoliberalism were concerned above all with the question of the provinces competitiveness on the global economic scene. -
Aboriginalism
Aboriginal peoples also began to assert their conception of the nation. This Aboriginalism encompasses recognition of the distinctiveness of the First Nations. The main objectives are the preservation of Aboriginal culture, maintaining the traditional ways of life and the protection of Aboriginal territories, resources and language.
