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The FO arrived by the Bering Strait Land Bridge
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Was sent by the king of France to claim new land for him, find precious resources and to evangelize new people
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For his second trip, Cartier was headed to the St-Lawrence river. He ended up in Stadacona, where the Natives showed the Europeans how to survive the winter without getting scurvey. The Natives introduced them to snow shoes and canoes
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He founded Quebec City. He chose Quebec, because of the narrow river, easy access to the to St-Lawrence and a good trading point with the Algonquins and the Inuits
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They were granted a trade monopoly, which allowed them to take control of the fur trade, but in exchange, were meant to populate and protect New France. (Didn't succeed)
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The king of France gives the seigneurial regime to attempt to increase the population. The king, gave pieces of land to the seigneurs and these land pieces were rectangle shaped. In exchange for the new land supplied by the king, the seigneurs must give a percentage of their ressources to the king.
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Trois-Rivieres was named after the rivers that surrounded it. (Three rivers)
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Ville-Marie (Montreal) was founded
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Jean Talon helped the king populate New France by sending engages/soldiers, criminals, and filles du roi. The intentions were to attract more women and craftsmen along with other types of immigrants.
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Replaced the company of 100 associates when they failed to populate New France. He sent over criminals, filles du roi, and engages/soldiers to help populate New France. Also installed the rules to encourage people to have more kids and to immigrate to New France.
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The first census took place in New France. At this time, Jean-Talon was the director and this census took the age, gender, and marriage status of over 3 000 people
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They surrendered to prevent casualties (Montreal)
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Signed at the end of the seven year war (1756-1763), which ceded New France to Britain
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This document officially gave New France to the British. This now banned French laws, and the English laws were put in place, as well as the Anglican church
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The province's territory was expanded, because the British wanted control of the fur trade so they brought in their British merchants so they can take over
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They officially relinquish their control from the British and are independent with their own rights.
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13 colonies declared their independence from the British.
People from the 13 colonies who were still loyal to Britain, moved away from the now independent Americans. 36 000 of them went to Canada while 6 000 of them went to Quebec -
Opened new land to be given to the loyalists entering Canada. Divided British North America into upper Canada and lower Canada. Upper was english protestant and lower became french.
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This act united both upper and lower Canada into one territory, the french now became the minority, but previously the majority of lower Canada
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A period of mass starvation in Ireland, their main source were potatoes and the potatoes had a disease that made them not fit to eat which caused 1 million people to die and 1 million people to emigrate.
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The provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, Ontario and Nova Scotia join together to create the Dominion of Canada
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John A. MacDonald's idea was to populate the west, so he suggested to build a railroad to help settle the west and attract more immigrants. (1867-1885)
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After the second world war ended, the soldiers came home feeling happy because they had just won the war. Because of this, they all wanted to have large families. This resulted in the population to increase, especially with the amount of children
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Specified the criteria used to allow immigrants entry. British subjects, french citizens, U.S residents and Asians that already had family there, had priority.
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The Bill 101 was a law, that protected the French language. It stated that all non-French speaking immigrants, had to enroll in French schools
