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-Live in the Southern Nation and are farmers.
-They are very good fighters. -
-They live in the Northern regions and stay on their land because they can't fight.
-They do not farm. -
-1534: explored the Gulf St. Lawrence and recorded what he found.
-1535: sailed up St. Lawrence and reached Quebec.
-1541: tried to set up a colony and convert natives but were unsuccesful. -
-Goal was to establish a settlement in Nova Scotia called Port Royal.
-It ended up failing because of its positon. -
-Champlain returns to establish a trading post near Stadacona (Quebec).
-It would be called New France. -
-Method of land division.
-The king would grant pieces of land to rich French men, they would develop them and get rent from peasents who live on the land.
-The main purpose of this project was to get settlers to come to New France. -
-The king put intendant Jean Talon in charge.
-Jean wants to populate by getting just about anyone to come to New France.
-He offered soldiers free land in N.F after their service was done.
-He brought in les filles du roi, to marry them off and create more population.
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-1763, beggining of british immigration, first to come will be the wealthy business men.
-1791, steps to encourage immigration (ex. granting of land to shipping and railroad companies)
-1812: laws discouraging American immigration in Upper Canada.
-1840: colonial land and emigration commission and permanent immigration office in London. -
-1763-1783- was the arrival of british merchants in cities.
Points of immigration: Growth of society, Growth of population,
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-They impacted the formation of the population. Effects: 36,000 loyalists came to Canada and 6,000 loyalists came to Quebec. The English population of Quebec had a sudden increase from 1% to 10%.
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- There were waves of immigration due to the Irish Potato Famine.
- Conditions were difficult and disease spread
- Quarantine station at Grosse-Ile.
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-The British Parliament's Slavery Abolition Act finally stopped slavery in all parts of the British Empire.
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Many moved to the Western regions of Canada and to the United States since there was overpopulation of the seigneuries.
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-Law that governs Indian Bands, status and reserves.
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From 1867 to present day.
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Consequence of the contemporary period.
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Where the most skilled and educated doctors would leave for new opportunities.
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-Road blocks on the borders were added Mohawk reserves in Oka just outside Montreal.
-After the Oka crisis lasted 78 days, it finally came to an end.
