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Missionaries set up villages to settle the Amerindians. The purpose of these villages was to convert the Amerindians to Catholicism.
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The french regime was the control France had on the Province of Quebec.
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The population grew from 28 people in 1608 to 70 000 people in 1760.
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Samuel de Champlain landed in Quebec to colonies the area.
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This Compagnie was a French trading and colonization company to capitalize on the North American fur trade and to expand French colonies.
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The Sieur de Laviolette was the first commander of Trois-Rivières, a city in Central Québec.
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The first outbreak would be caused by the contacts between the Amerindians and French merchants carrying diseases. These epidemics will cause many deaths among the Amerindians.
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The founder of Ville-Marie.
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King Louis XIV took back control of the colonial development. His Intendant, Jean Talon, undertook the settlement of New France by carrying out the census and then introducing policies to encourage population growth.
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Jean Talon encouraged 4 types of immigrants: The Engagé, the Filles du Roi, Volunteers, and Soldiers.
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New France's territory was occupied by the English
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The Royal Proclamation will be the first constitution of the Province of Quebec. The proclamation describes the operations of the new British colony.
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This act was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain setting procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec.
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The 13 British colonies gained their independence and became the United States of America. They declared their independence on July 4th, 1783. Because of this, the Loyalists arrived in Canada. The Loyalists are faithful to Britain, their presence in the Eastern Townships rises the population of English speaking people in "Quebec".
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The Treaty of Paris of 1783, negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence.
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This act divided the Province of Quebec into two distinct colonies: Lower Canada in the east and Upper Canada in the west.
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The Aboriginal population of Lower Canada decreased considerably. This decrease is due to the narrowing of hunting areas, epidemics and low birth rates.
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The Rebellions are 2 uprisings that took place in Lower and Upper Canada. These uprisings occurred because of economic and agriculture crises.
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In the second half of the 19th century, it was risky to give birth in large cities that had experienced rapid urbanization such as Montreal. The infant mortality rate here were much higher than in the countryside.
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At the turn of the 20th century, the flow of emigration to the United States that had begun in the 1840s continued at an even greater rate. Several factors prompted Canadians to emigrate south of the border.
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The four founding provinces of Canada (Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia), had a population of nearly 3.4 million inhabitants in 1867. In the following years, the Dominion continued to expand while the government embarked on massive promotional campaigns that were aimed at rapidly settling the entire territory.
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An economic crisis disrupted population growth in Dominion. In an effort to contain the crisis and create a domestic market, Prime Minister John A. McDonald introduces his National Policy.
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A second phase of industrialization went under way in Canada. Big cities such as Toronto and Montreal main junctions of the railway network, became industrial centres.
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After Canada's entry into the First World War, immigration experiences a sudden decline. The war complicated migration flows.
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The population in Montreal reached more that one million people and 60% of them were Francophone.
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A baby boom occurred just after the Second World War. More then 2 million babies were born during the next 15 years.
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Families became small. On average, people have 1 or 2 children. People have children without getting married. Since people make fewer children, the Government fears for the survival of French culture.
