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30,000 BCE
The First Occupants
There were two different groups, the Iroquois, and the Algonquians. The Iroquois are semi-sedentary and they mostly do agriculture. The Algonquians are nomads and they mostly hunt -
30,000 BCE
1500- First Occupants arrive
The FO arrive by the Bering Strait Land Bridge. -
30,000 BCE
Native groups
Iroquoian Groups
- Mohawk
- Hurons
- Iroquois Algonquians Groups
- Abenakis
-Naskapis
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1534
Jacques Cartier's first voyage
The French navigator Jacques Cartier was told to find a passageway to Asia to find spices, precious metals and more land for the king of France. He explored The St. Lawrence river, but found nothing. However, he did find fish, Cod to be more precise. The inhabitants of France ate a lot of fish in that era. -
1534
Canada's colonisation by the french
Intendant Jean Talon brought over multiple waves of people to populate New France, including Les Filles du Roy, the Thirty-Six months and the nobles. -
Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec
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The Company of One Hundred Associates
The king mandated the Company to populate the colony which at the time only had about 100 inhabitants. The company attracted hundred of colonists. . The immigrants were mostly men, they outnumbered the women and it was harder to populate without any women, -
Finding the Second Settlement in Quebec
Champlain put Sieur de Laviolette in charge of finding the second settlement at the confluence of the St. Maurice and St.LAwrence rivers -
Trois- Riviere
Trois-Riviere was founded in 1634 -
Ville-Marie
Ville-Marie is now Montreal -
3 waves of population
The first wave was the thirty-six months; they were unwanted men from France who had contracts on the fields.
The second wave was the soldiers. The king wanted to ensure the safety of the colonists
The third wave was the Filles du Roy. They were sent over with a dowry of 50 pounds. They were sent over to get married and populate the colonie -
Jean Talon
Jean Talon was the first Intendant of the colony. He brought the 3 waves of population. -
New France Captured
The seven years war brought end to New France. The war ended with the Treaty of Paris. Louisbourg surrendered to the English in 1758. The next year, Quebec city was captured. -
7 year war
Louisbourg surrendered to English in 1758. Quebec City was captured by the English. From 1760-1763 New France was under the British Military Rule. The war ended with the Treaty of Paris and New France was ceded to Britain. -
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British Immigration
After the "1760 conquest", a few British and many Scottish settled in the Province of Quebec. Tens of thousands of loyalists left the united states during the Americain Revolution. After a grueling war against the french, the population increased rapidly, the unemployment rate was high. -
Royal Proclamation
The document officially gave the New France to the British. The territory was renamed Province of Quebec. English laws and the Anglican church were introduced to the territory in order to attract British colonists, -
The Loyalists
The Americain revolution nearly 15%-20% of the population remained loyal to the King of England. Nearly 10 000 people settled in Quebec. Many of them were farmers who chose to settle in Gaspe, Sorel or south of the St. Lawrence river. -
Quebec Act
The province's territory was expanded. It guaranteed free practice of the Catholic Faith. The oath of allegiance was replaced by one that no longer made reference to the Protestant faith -
American Revolution/ War of Independence
In 1776, the Thirteen colonies declared their independence from British Control. Many people remained loyal to the king of England and chose to come to the British North America. -
Constitutional Act.
British North America was split into two, Upper and Lower Canada. -
Religious diversification
The new immigrants that have come over to British North America are no longer Catholic. Most of the immigrants are Irish in the 19th century are irish, who are mostly catholic and protestant -
The great Famine
There was a period of mass starvation in Ireland. The main source of food was potatoes and a disease mad the potatoes inedible. Approximately 1 million people died and 1 million emigrated. -
Immigration
There were about 3.4 million people in the confederation. It is also the first year of Conferderation -
The baby boom
Couples celebrated. There was a huge population spert after the war. The birth rate was 3.84 children per woman. By 1960, 94% of women were giving birth in hospitals. -
Immigration Act
- Specified criteria used to allow immigrants entry
- British, French and Asian with family in Canada, were let in.
- These criteria were enforced depending on needs.
- The act also excluded some people, like Pakistanis, Indians and Sri Lankans.
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Aging population
The baby boomers are aging, they need care. The healthcare goes through the roof. The mandatory age of retirement was abolished. Workers are aging and need replacement. We need new infrastructure, like residences and hospitals.
