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The First Occupants first came to Quebec in around 1500.
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Iroquois: Society was Matriarchy and decision macking was the responsibility of women
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The French influence started in 1608, this caused conflicts between the French and the Natives.
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The Devine Right of Kings was the philoshophy that the King should contain all power. The king should be more supperior then both the church and God himself.
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Life in New-France was happy, but at the same time very hard working. Men would build their own houses, grow their own crops and take care of their own animals. The population was mainly made up younger men as older men would not be fit enough for the hard labour. The population was made up of 3 social classes, such as the Elites/Nobility, the Middle Class/Bourgeoisie and the Pesants/Habitants.
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The Royal Goverment was implemented in 1663. Itconsiste of the King and the Minister of Marine staying in France while the soverain coucil would go to govern New-France. The souverain council contain a Governer (highest rank), an Intendant (most influencial), a Bishop (admin of the church) and the Captain of MiIlitia (was not on the council,but still had power).
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The Absolute Monarchy was a government where the King would name all of its memebers and would also have the power to reverse all the laws that are imposed.
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On august 1st, 1701, the Great Peace Treaty of Montreal was signed by Louis-Hecter de Calliere, govener of New-France at the time. This treaty provided 16 years of peace between the French and Hurons before the war started again.
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In 1760, the English took control of the territory that was New-France and stated to settle.
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The Articles of Capitualition was a document founded in 1760 involves the French Militia returning home to France, the French army would leave and the Bishop as welll would have to leave. Also, people who stayed would now considered Brittish subjects.
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The Royal Proclomation was established in 1763 and its main goall was to control and assimilate all of New-France. This institution fail because of such a high French population compared to the English.
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The Qubec Act's main goal was to make the French more equal to the English and prevent rebellions. This involved implamented Bishops back into society. They also implemented French civil laws.
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The Constitutional Act of 1791 caused the Province of Quebec to split into Upper-Canda and Lower-Canada. Upper-Canada being entirely English and Lower-Canada being almost entirely French.
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In 1791, after the Constitutional Act, each Canda had their own government called a Representative Government. A Representative Government consisted of the Lieutenant Governor (acted as deputy governor), Executive Council (advised Governor), Legislative Council (approve or reject new laws from the assembly), the Legislative Assembly (created new laws), and the ordinary people who had a say for the first time ever.
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The leader of the Patriotes, Louis Joseph Papineau, wrote 92 resolutions to London in order for the French population to be treated equaly. The resolutions consisted of Lower-Canada becoming its own independant country.
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The Rebellions were mainly made up of French people as the English were treated better. The French all lived in Lower-Canada and called themselves the "Parti Patriote".
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Th Act of Union was intated in 1840 and consisted of the created of the Province of Canada, Governor still had control and the veto power, and that Canada-Est and West would equally pay for Canada's debts.
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Lord John Russell responded to the 92 Resolutions, withh his own 10 Resolutions. The 10 resolutions didn't help the French in any way, but hurt them even more instead as they were forced to pay more taxes.
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In 1864, the leaders of Canada-Est and West would gather all the leaders from other provinces and decussed wether a merge would be beneficial or not. In conclussion, the majority voted that a merge would be necessary.
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In 1864, the same members as the Charlottetown Conference would gather for a secong time to agree on 72 resolutions that would make this merge possible.
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The Contemparary Period started in 1867 to the present. The Contemparary Period was very inovative and many inventions that we still use today were breated.
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In 1867, Leaders of the four colonies meet to make arrangements to released from the Brittish Empire to become a new self governing colony. The Dominion of Canada was created.
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Maurice Duplesis was the governor and believed that the state should not intervene in either the social or economic sectors. He was against the modern worls.
