Culture and Currents of Thoughts

  • Period: Oct 30, 1500 to

    First Occupants

  • Spirituality
    Nov 25, 1500

    Spirituality

    Beleived in:
    Shamanism
    Myths and Legends
    Dreamcatchers
  • Social Relations
    Nov 25, 1500

    Social Relations

    They had:
    Respect for elders
    Traditions
    Freedom of actions
  • Nature
    Nov 25, 1500

    Nature

    They beleived in animism: Everything had a living organism or spirit.
    Beleived in circle of life.
  • Communication and exchange
    Nov 25, 1500

    Communication and exchange

    They had oral traditions
    Songs and dance
    Ceremonies
  • Period: to

    French Regime

  • Catholicism

    Catholicism

    The church was very powerful, the population basically had to do everything they said and beleived or they would be excommunicated.
    The Clergy was everywhere, in schools, hospitals, etc...
  • Devine Right of Kings

    Devine Right of Kings

    King had total power.
    King was King Louis the 14th
    The King was gaining control in Europe but his colony of New France was suffering.
    To act and stop the suffering, Louis did:
    Sent out a well trained regiment of soldiers
    Altered the political situation by implementing the Royal Government.
  • Life in New France

    Life in New France

    Settlers had happy lives but had to work alot.
    Settlers had to take care of themselves.
    There were either very very rich people or very very poor people. They had the:
    Governor
    Seigneurs
    Peasants
  • Period: to

    British Rule

  • Liberalism

    Liberalism

    Definition: Freedom of individual
    Liberalists woould diffuse their ideas in the newspaper.
    They had developpement of parliamentanism.
    They would reflect on liberal ideas.
  • Imperialism

    Imperialism

    Imperialism: Extending the role or authoroty of an empire or nation over foreign countries.
    They had an architectural influence.
  • How the Goverment functioned

    How the Goverment functioned

    Three levels of government; Federal, municipal and provincial.
    Contitutional monarchy: Queen and gov. general have power
    Parliamentary monarchy: Laws must be passed through the parliament.
    Executive: Makes decisions about administration.
    Legislative: Makes the laws.
    Judical: Applies the laws
  • Ultramontanism

    Ultramontanism

    Ultramontanism is a policy which favors increasing the power of the pope.
    The church seeks to increase and extend its influence.
  • Anticlericalism

    Anticlericalism

    Anticlericalism: Opposed to the influence and activities of the clergy or the church.
    This is against Ultramontanism.
    Wanted to separate the church and state.
  • Period: to

    Contemporary period

  • Americanism

    Americanism

    Americanism:
    Emergence of American culture needs.
    Counter American influences.
    Influence of american culture on social media
  • Neoliberalism

    Neoliberalism

    Hands offf government.
  • Imperialism

    Imperialism

    Imperialism: The policy of extending the rule or the authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries.
    They would spread british ideas in the newspaper.
    Founded the newspaper Le Devoir.
  • Capitalism

    Capitalism

    Capitalism: An economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange of wealth is made and maintained by private individuals or corporations.
    There was construction of buildings by capitalists.
    Diffusion of capitalist ideas through the mainstream press.
    Appearence of litterary works.
  • Socialism

    Socialism

    Socialism: A system of social organisation that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution.
  • Agriculturism

    Agriculturism

    Agriculturism: Push to support farming and farmers.
    They would spread valorisation of rural, community and parish life in novels.
    Creation of community groups.
  • Nationalism

    Nationalism

    Nationalism: To be loyal to your own nation.
    French canadians did not want to support britain.
    English canadians liked the english way.
  • Influence of the church

    Influence of the church

    Bishops became more powerful.
    Church was in charge of registering births, deaths and marriages.
    Church controled education.
    Controled orphanages, shelters, charities.
    Church attendance was very high.
    Protestants were divided.
  • Role of women

    Role of women

    Women married young, were supposed to have over 10 babies.
    Women had to do what their husbands told them to.
    They had long working days.
    Women had the worst jobs.
    They had few rights.
    After World War 1, women obtained the right to vote in Federal election in 1918
  • Oka crisis

    Oka crisis

    During the summer, Mohawks established a road block on the border of their reserves. They did this in Oka, because a golf course wanted to expand their 9 holes onto native land. The Oka crisis lasted 78 days.
  • Fasicm

    Fasicm

    Facism: Idea that a dictator should control the entire country.