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European exploration
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New France
Samuel de Champlain established the colony of New France along the east side of quebec and part of the maritimes. England also established their own colony of new england.They established land because of mercantilism. They thought increasing the amount of trade would give them more wealth. But if gave them disputes. -
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New France pt.2
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Hudson's bay company
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Treaty of Utrecht
In 1701, a European war between England and France began. local battles broke out between English and French colonies in Acadia, Newfoundland, and New England. That was when the conflict spread to North America. In 1713, Searching for peace, bothe countries signed an agreement, The Treaty of Utrecht, which is an agreement of peace. After that, European powers redrew the map of NorthAmerica and divided land between France and Britain. -
British Royal Proclamation
After Britain won the seven years war,in 1763, King George III, initially issued to officially claim British territory in North America. The Royal Proclamation is a document that set out guidelines for European settlement of Aboriginal territories in what is now North America. -
Quebec Act
it was a act of the Parliament of Great Britain setting procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec The Act's principal components were The province's territory was expanded to take over part of the Indian Reserve It guaranteed free practice of the Catholic faith It maintained English common law for matters of public law including administrative appeals court procedure and criminal prosecution It restored the Catholic Church's right to impose tithes. -
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Canada west
During the first half of the 1800s, a lot of British immigrants arrived every year in Canada West. They occupied land on which First Nations peoples had been living. By the 1850s, Canada West was changing from scattered, isolated settlements to a lively network of farms, towns, and cities. Before the 1850s, ships transported everything for export to Europe and the United States.Between the 1840s and 1860s, the population of Canada West tripled to almost one and a half million. -
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north west and pacific coast
during the first half of the 1800's the European population in the pacific coast was not high with first nations out numbering them 100 to 1. But as land in the east was becoming more scarce more people started to settle in the area. To try and keep peace between the new settlers and the first nation the Governor signed a treaty with the first nations promising them land But only 9 years later gold was found in the area and some of that gold was on first nation land, then governor made new deals -
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War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies. It began when the United States declared war in June 1812 and ended in a stalemate when a peace treaty agreed to earlier was ratified by the United States in February 1815. While the war ended in a draw, both sides were happy with the outcome that saw the war ending, although indigenous nations are generally seen among historians as the real losers. -
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Rebellions
there were two armed uprisings that took place in Lower and Upper Canada in 1837 and 1838. Both rebellions were motivated by frustrations with political reform. A key shared goal was responsible government, which was eventually achieved in the incidents' aftermath. The rebellions led directly to Lord Durham's Report on the Affairs of British North America and to Act of Union which created Canada and its government. -
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Canada East
The Canadians were descendants of the early French settlers of New France.seigneurs owned land, and rented that land to Canadian. The mid-1800s were a time of prosperity for many business people, the working class earned low wages and did not share in this prosperity Canada did not have enough money to pay their debts. they were to give up their farms and move to cities to find work. -
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Canada East pt 2
The British wanted to assimilate the french people, in 1840.To make it easier,they wanted french to adapt their own English custom; they wanted to remove the french from their colony. catholic bishops and priests traveled through cities throughout British North America,in Canadian east.in 1850-1890 There against assimilation. -
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What shaped the atlantic colonies pt 1
British North America was made up of separate colonies and territories in 1850. The Atlantic colonies were Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Despite being located in the same region, the colonies of Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were very different from each other¨. For example, Newfoundland was known for its fisheries. Prince Edward Island was known for agriculture. Nova Scotia was known for its shipping and coal mines. -
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What shaped the atlantic colonies pt 2
The Atlantic colonies enjoyed certain advantages in the timber trade and were able to parlay these into an expanded shipping and shipbuilding sector. New Brunswick was the leading timber exporter from the region, providing jobs for migrant seasonal workers from Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. Atlantic Canada is known for its fresher-than-fresh seafood, and for many, lobster is king. -
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Residential Schools
Residential schools were created by Christian churches and the Canadian government. To try to teach and convert Indigenous kids, and to technically bring them into Canadian society. The first residential school in Canada was the Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Ontario. In total, over 130 residential schools operated in Canada, An estimated 150,000 children attended residential schools, and an estimated 6,000 children died at residential schools.