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They established themselves in Ontario and Quebec over 6000 years ago. They arrived after the melting of the ice caps
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Tadoussac was a trading post with a goal to centralize age trade between the natives and the french
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The goal was to facilitate the fur trades with the Amerindians. The name "Quebec" comes from an Amerindian word that means narrowing. The region of the St Lawrence river is very narrow.
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Founded by Cardinal Richelieu. France gives the company the monopoly of the fur trade. The company had to populate the colony by having 4000 people immigrate. 900 immigrated. The company failed
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It was founded for commercial purposes related to fur trade
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Jeanne Marce establishes the first hospital and Marguerite bourgeois will establish the first public school
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He came up with policies to encourage population growth. He gave money to woman who got married and had children at a young age and he gave free land to those willing to immigrate
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The first constitution of the province of Quebec. It describes the operation of the new British colony. It encouraged British immigration and resulted in English Criminal and Civil laws
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The Seven Year War was between Great Britain and France, it took place in Europe, Americas, Africa and Asia. The war was ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris that made New France an officially a British Colony.
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One of the effects of the Conquest was that several thousand British immigrants, mostly soldiers and merchants settled in New France.
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It ended the 7 years' war. France gave up all territories in North America except two small islands: St Pierre and Miquelon. This treaty ends the french regime
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"A gift to the french" They wanted to ensure loyalty of the Canadians.
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The 13 British colonies gained their independence
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"The compromise" It was passed due to the arrival of the loyalists. It divides Quebec into upper and lower Canada
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It was dangerous to give birth in big cities because high population density and water pollution caused fatal diseases
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John A MacDonald suggested an immigration policy to either stimulate or restrict immigration
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Canada's independence combined Quebec, Ontario, New-Brunswick and Nova Scotia to for Canada. With a population of 3.4 million people, Canada continued to expand and rapidly settling the entire territory.
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Reasons for emigration:
- Shortage of farmland
- Railways in the US contributed to the geographic mobility
- The proximity to the American border facilitated movement
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Due to the lack of farmland in Quebec, many immigrants headed to the Prairies in Western Canada, where new farmland was available for free from the Government.
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The objectives of the National Policy:
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Decline in immigration because of racism and discrimination.
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After the Second World War, more then 2 million babies were born during 15 years and the arrival of 30 000 immigrants arrived in the province of Quebec.
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Huge increase in population: baby boom. More than 2 million babies were born in 15 years.
