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1500
1500 - Communication and Relations
Since reading and writing wasn't a thing, the natives sent all their messages orally. Other times they would sing and dance because songs were easier to remember than straight up words. Nations would also exchange items to other nations to try and achieve peace. -
1500
1500 - Shamanism
The natives had their own spiritual traditions. They had Shamans who intercepted dreams and were responsible to understand their meaning. These Shamans were also doctors and they would have plants and medicines to use for healing. They also used tools like masks and dream catchers to get them closer to the spiritual world. -
1505
1505 - Animism
The First Nations believed that everything had a soul. They respected all aspects of nature, and they put themselves on the same level as animals, trees, and other parts of the environment. They would use all the parts of an animal in order to respect the sacrifice they think it made. -
1608 - Absolutism
Absolutism is the idea that the monarch gets their power directly from God. This means that the monarch and the Church have strong ties. The King had all the power and anything he said became the law. -
1608 - Cultural interactions between the natives and the french
When the French got to new France, fur trade quickly became huge. The natives would trade their furs for metallic items. This changed the lifestyle of some Amerindians. The French also started to convert the Amerindians to Christianity. Slowly, the Amerindians lost their culture and relied more on the European trades. -
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French Regime
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1615 - Catholicism
During the French Regime, everyone was Catholic. The followed the rules that church gave them in fear of being excommunicated. The Church was also responsible for education, healthcare, and to evangelize the Amerindians. -
1635 - Foundation of the Collège des Jésuites
Girls didn't go to school at this time, so this was a school for boys from the Québec elite to get a higher education. This was the first official school for New France where kids can go get a religious education. -
1700 - Life in New France
Life in New France was better than France for some, but it was very hard working. They had to care for crops, make clothing and prepare for winter which was always very tough. At the time New France was not really developing so all the settlers became independent and self sufficient and they were able to care for themselves. The King was also far away, so everyone had a little more freedom -
1760 - Imperialism
Imperialism is when you are very loyal to you're mother country. For example Canada to Britain. The mother country has authority over the other country. They have control over political, cultural, economic, and military conflicts. -
1760 - Liberalism
Liberalism gives us a lot more freedom with out loves. It makes it so the church and the government won't interfere and tell you how to live. With liberalism we can vote for our ruler instead of having him chosen by God. -
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British Rule
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1764 - First Newspapers
With liberalism, people had the right to express their opinions. Newspapers became a quick way to share your opinion with large amounts of people. The first newspaper was presented in French and English, it was called "The Quebec Gazette". Newspapers also were strictly in French or English. -
1780 - Ultramontanism
Ultramontanism is the idea of being very loyal to the Church and you want to give all authority to them. These people have absolute obedience towards the church and they want their lives to be evolved and base around the church. -
1790 - Anticlericalism
As ultramontanism rose in popularity, so did it's opposite, anticlericalism. Anticlericalism supports the separate between the Church and State and refuses the traditional ways of life that the Church promotes. -
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Contemporary Period
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1876 - Capitalism
Capitalism is when you want to run you're own private business. You don't want the government to interfere or be a part of you're business. You want production and profit to be yours. Many buildings and homes are constructed through the private businesses. -
1890 - Nationalism
Nationalism is the opposite of imperialism. Britain as an example of imperialism, wanted the people in their colonies to be loyal to Britain. All the Canadians didn't know what the mother country was like, so they didn't care about it. Nationalism is obedience towards you're own country. In french cases if you were a french nationalist you only cared about Quebec, and not Canada as a whole. -
1900 - Early Feminism
Before World War 1, the women of the colony weren't allowed to work, participate in business or vote. Their role was to stay at home, cook, clean, and take care of the kids. Men were allowed to beat their wives and receive no charge for it. Feminism really started to become a problem during the war -
1918 - Feminism after WW1
The roles of women changed during and after the war, because all the men were at war. They were able to start working and vote too. This opened their eyes to the opportunity to fight for their rights. They gained federal vote in 1918 and later on during the century provincial votes. -
1920 - Communism
Communism shares a lot of the same principles as socialism. It's main ideology was to make sure that business could be run privately without the interference of the state. -
1920 - Socialism
Socialism was born in Europe and it criticized capitalism and industrial development. They didn't want the state in their business to affect with the profit. This was similar to communism. -
1929 - Cooperatism
Cooperatism is the idea of equality and collaboration. In the 1930's, the government and the clergy promoted cooperative movement to try to stop socialism. Agriculture also took off from cooperatism as well. -
1930 - Fascism
Fascism is the idea that a dictator should be in control of a country. The dictator has all the power. They believe they are superior to other nations and they rely greatly on military forces. The holocaust was a huge example of fascism. -
1948 - Secularization
Secularization was the idea of separating the state and the Church. They want the Church to be in charge of religion only and the state to be in charge of education and most social services. -
1950 - Americanism
America is a very powerful country known all around the world. They have many influences on other countries, in terms of their culture. Many people watch american movies, TV shows and listen to their songs. Americanism is when other countries follow American culture. -
1970 - Aboriginalism
Aboriginalism started back at the start of North America. The French took over their territory without even considering them. They took away their culture and made them fit in to their beliefs. Now the aboriginals have their rights. They have their own territory and their own laws, but some times we still over step our boundaries. -
1980 - Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism was an ideology that advocated a "laissez-faire" approach to economics. It promoted things like free market competition, so they can buy cheaper products from other countries.
