Background
Where there more French-speaking people or English- speaking people in 1862?
French-speaking people made up the majority of the population
What is the new name for Canada East?
Canada East is now called the province of Quebec
What was the most common type of meat eaten by farming families in Canada East during the 1860s?
Pork was the most common type of meat
What was the most popular religion in Canada East?
Roman Catholicism is the most popular in Canada East
Why did farmers stop growing wheat by 1862?
It is because insects, pests, and soil had wrecked those crops.
What river marks the western boundary of Canada East?
The Ottawa River
What is agrarian?
Agrarian means anything connected to farming, farmland, or a way of life where people rely on growing crops and raising animals to survive.
Name two types of minerals that could be found in Canada East
Asbestos and copper are two types of minerals
What were the two major exports that Canada East could contribute to a union of colonies?
The two major exports were timber and lumber
What is Gaspé peninsula?
The Gaspé peninsula is a land in eastern Quebec Canada, that extends out into the Gulf of St.Lawrence
Name 2 important events happened in Canada East?
What was the Parti Rouge?
The Parti Rouge was a political group which opposed Confederation. It was formed around 1847, and dissolved on July 1st, 1867 upon Canadian Confederation.
Imagine you live in 1862. How would living in a city like Canada East be different from being a French-Canadian farmer living in the countryside?
An example is living in a city focused on speaking English, working in factories, and meeting different people, while country life was all about speaking French, and farming.
Name 2 important people from Canada East
Sir Hector-Louis Langevin, Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, Sir George-Étienne, Sir Antoine-Aime Dorion
How does the daily life and diet of a Canadian family in the 1860s compare to how your family gets food today?
In the 1860s, families in Canada East had to make or grow almost everything themselves just to survive the winter. They couldn't just go to a supermarket like we do today. For example, if they wanted sugar, they had to tap maple trees because buying imported sugar was way too expensive.