Seigneurs
The people who rented out smaller plots of land were called what?
Seigneurs
why did the canadiens have to borrow money?
so they could feed their family.
Why did some people move to the city?
They needed money and new job opportunities
What was Canada East formerly known as?
Lower Canada
What was the Liberal Party in Canada at the time?
Le Parti Rouge
what were the seigneurs that owned a large ammount of land called
the Papineaus seigneurs
Where did the people go after abandoning their farms?
To the cities
Where did the people immigrate from to Canada East?
Europe and especially France
What language was spoken the most in Canada East?
French
What was the first conference regarding confederation named?
The Charlottetown Conference
Where is Papineauville located?
Papineauville is loacted in Quebec Canada
What is the minimum lot space in the 1800s
320 acres
what percent of the population in Canada east was living in the cities by 1867?
20 percent
What province was Canada East in modern day?
Quebec
What date is confederation?
July 1st, 1867
when did the town of papineauville settle
in 1850
How did the Canadiens pay their debts?
By giving up their farms
Who found Canada East?
Samuel De Champlain
What is the main river that runs down Canada East?
St.Lawrence River
Who proposed the idea of Confederation?
Joseph-Charles Taché
How much land did the Papineau Seigneurs own?
178 000 acres of land on the Ottawa river
When the parents in a family died who did the ownership of the land go to?
The land was divided amongst their children
What was the population in Canada East in 1851?
The population was 890 000
How big is Rupert's Land?
3.9 million SQ KM spanning over half of Quebec and Half of Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and reaching up into Nunavut
How many original Fathers of Confederation were there?
36