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Leadership and decision making is left to the women.
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Opposite of Matriarchy in the way that the men were left as the leaders to make the decisions.
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They were the primary group the french would trade with and they fought against the iroquois over control of the fur trade. They lost the fight for dominance of the fur trade.
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Fought against the French and the Hurons over the control of the fur trade and almost wiped out the Hurons.
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A government in which the King and the Minister of Marine would remain in France as the Sovereign Council ran New France directly. The council was made up of the Governor, Intendant and Bishop. The Governor was the highest rank, was the commander of army, dealt with defense and dealt with external affairs. The Intendant was the most influential and was chief administrator, he controlled budget, collected taxes, was responsible for justice and the seigniorial system, he built roads and set up ind
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Peace treaty between New France and 40 First Nations of North America.
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Fought with the Hurons against the Iroquois. They lost the fight against them almost wiping out all the Hurons.
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The king names administrators of the colony and can still control any decisions they make.
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All territory of New France is given to the King of Great Britain.
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- The French Militia could return home, no one would lose their property
- The French Regular military would lay down their arms and leave.
- The people could practice the R.C. religion, but the Bishop would have to leave.
- The people who stayed would become British Subjects.
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Ends the 7 year war. All the Territory known as New France is given to the King of England except two small Islands, (St.Pierre, Miquelon)
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It gives the King’s new colony a name, The Province of Quebec. It decreases the borders to just around the St-Lawrence river valley. (The rest would be known as Indian Territory). Put in place a civilian Government to run the new Colony: The King appointed a Governor who then appointed members of an Executive Council to advise him. English Criminal and Civil laws were applied. Unused land would be divided by the Township System. No new Bishop would be allowed. No Roman Catholics could hold publi
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To make the rest of the French Roman Catholics content, he bent the rules. He allowed a new Bishop. He allowed French laws in the lower courts. He did not call an elected assembly because it would favor the English Merchants. Because of these bent rules they recalled him and instead brought in Guy Carleton.
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The Americans started rebelling and they made this act to make the French happy so that they didn’t turn with the Americans. Guarantees French Canadian loyalty, enlarged the area of Quebec, denied an elected assembly, gave an appointed council, French civil laws were instated; tithe and seigniorial system are back, the Test Act Oath is put in place.
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The Province of Quebec was split in two pieces called Upper Canada and Lower Canada. In Lower Canada the French kept their religion, civil laws, and people could work in the admin. In Upper Canada the Protestants, would use the township system, English Civil laws.
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A list of the assemblies demands, the main demand in the resolutions being Responsible Government.
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No one was happy in Lower Canada as they had no real power with the Representative Government. With the 92 resolutions being all denied the Parti Patriotes were not happy.
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Creates the Prov. of Canada consisting of Canada East and West (former upper and lower Canada). Governor still had control and veto power.
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Leaders of Canada East/West meet with the leaders of the Maritime Provinces (NB,NS,PEI). They basically consider the merge.
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Same members of last time (+ Nfld.) They talk about resolutions that would make it possible, a federal system etc.
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The Dominion of Canada is Born. With its capital of Ottawa was created under the British North America Act.
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The Office de la langue francaise was created to promote the French language.
