Chapter 1
Who were the three language families on the territory before the arrival of the Europeans?
Eskimo-Aleut (Inuit), Algonquian and Iroquoian
What was the main export under the French regime?
Fur
Who took control of the territory after 1760?
The British
Under what constitution where Upper and Lower Canada created?
Constitutional Act (1791)
Who was the first European to have contact with the Indigenous Peoples of the territory?
Jacques-Cartier
What was the name of the economic policy used by European powers towards their colonies?
Mercantilism
What was the name of the first constitution?
Royal Proclamation
Which political entity did the constitution of 1791 introduce?
A legislative assembly
What was a consequence of the European's arrival on the Indigenous peoples?
Diseases brought from Europe killed a big proportion of the population/More rivalries between the groups/New weapons
What measure did Intendant Jean Talon introduce to promote population growth in New France?
Fille du Roy (sending a bunch of young women to the colony, because the ratio of men to women was horrendous before)
After what event did the Loyalists migrate to the Province of Quebec?
American Revolution
Which economic sector surpassed the fur trade in the beginning of the 1800s?
Timber
Which Indigenous language family was nomadic?
Algonquian
The Catholic Church
What was one of the causes for the American Revolution
Various taxes, Act of Quebec
What event happened in 1837-1838?
Patriotes' rebellions
In what year was Quebec founded as a trading post?
1608
What happened in 1760?
The Conquest
What was the name of one of the two main companies hunting for fur?
Hudson Bay Company, Northwest Company
What was the name of the report written after the events of 1837-1838?
Durham Report