Econ and Development

By samanthasaltzman
  • Oct 3, 1500

    First Occupants

    First Occupants
    -They traded within their different groups through the barter system.
    -The men are hunters, the women are farmers and the elderly take care of the children.
    -They use snowshoes and canoes to get around.
  • Period: Oct 3, 1500 to

    Econ and Dev

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    French Regime

    -Was an economy based on fur trade.
    -Establishement of trading posts and fundation of Quebec and Three Rivers.
    -New France was constantly expanding.
    -There were alliances and rivalries with certain amerindian groups.

  • Chartered compagnies

    Chartered compagnies
    -Examples of a chartered company: 100 associates.
    -They kept their employees mostly male and they were small amounts of people.

  • Mercantilism

    Mercantilism
    -It is an economic policy where you export more than you import and take in many natural ressources from colonies you controlled and sell finished goods.

  • Agricultural Activity

    Agricultural Activity
    -There was a subsistent amount of agricultural activity.
    -Jean Talon tried to diversify the economy but failed since there was just too much demand for the old fur trade.
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    British Regime

    -Economy based on fur trade and based on timber.
    Fur:
    -North West Company (1783).
    -Decline in the fur trade.
    Timber:
    -Blokade in 1806 rose the demand for timber.
    -New jobs were created: lumberjack, loggers, sawmills.
    -Better transportation, canals, railroad and steamships.

  • Economic policies of British Regime

    Economic policies of British Regime
    -Free trade: Britain ends it’s preferential/protectionist treatment with Canada and instead they establish the Free Trade.
    -1854: Canada establishes a Reciprocity with the USA.

  • Opening of new regions of Colonization

    Opening of new regions of Colonization
    -Since the timber industry is expanding, new ressources and territory is needed.
    -Mauricie, Outaouais, and Laurentides are develloped.
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    Contempory Period

    -There was a lot of exploitation of agriculture, forest, mining and hydroelectricity.
    -Many new regions develloped and opened up; Abitibi, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Mauricie, Côte-Nord, Gaspésie.
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    First phase of Industrialization

    -Lots of Rural Exodus where farmers and agricultural workers would move to the city an work in factories.
    -These factories were in terrible conditions; polluted, overcrowded, long hours of work.
    -The steam engine was invented and that powered a lot of the factory machines.
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    Second phase of industrialization

    -This phase was all about finding new territory to expand industrialization.
    -At first electricity was made by burning coal and soon the people invented hydroelectricity.
    -This form of electricity powered factories instead of the steam machines.
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    World War 1

    -Was the worst war.
    -There was a conscription crisis; men were forced to fight.
    -French didn't want to fight because they didn't think it was their war to fight.
    -Womens rights improve; Ex) Take their husbands place in voting since they are at war.

  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression
    -Stock market crashes.
    -People are poor and dying.
    -Ends when WW2 starts because the building of ammunition and such helps the economy.
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    World War 2

    -Another conscription crisis.
    -Baby boom; men come to their wives after being at war.
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    The Quiet Revolution

    -Consisted of Quebec catching up with the rest of the world.
    -Hydro Quebec expanded.
    -Modernization of Quebec's educational system happened.
    -The Church became less and less popular and important.

  • Oil Crisis

    Oil Crisis
    -Gouvernment compagnies were privatized.
    -James Bay dams were created in the late 1980's.