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Period: Oct 3, 1500 to
Econ and development
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Period: Oct 3, 1500 to
First Occupants
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Oct 3, 1550
Trade network of the first occupants
different production for each group
used barter system according to one needs
trade network between families, groups and other tribes -
Oct 26, 1575
Impact of economic activity on the occupation on the territories
Made canoes and snowshoes for transportation and trading of goods
Roles of individuals were men hunters, woman farmers, elderly watch the kids -
Trades with the Europeans
Before the French regime there was fisheries
Consequences came because of the contacts with the aboriginals
at the start of fur trades -
Period: to
French reigme
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Economy on fur trade in French regime
Since there was a small population the French needed the trust of the natives to get fur
this pulled them into native conflicts and vice versa
they enlarge the territory to find more fur didn’t enlarge the population
the establishments of trading post made towns of Quebec -
Fur Companies
the company 100 Associates was based on a charted system
which give them the only right to fur in new france
but in return develop new France
they ignored to develop -
Economic policies in French regime
it was mercantilism
mercantilism mean to make as much profit as possible by exporting a lot
new france did this by exporting furs
13 colonies was more into development -
Agricultural activity
Farming was only used to feed your family
Attempts the devirsify the economy failed since the demand of fur was too strong -
Period: to
Bristish regime
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Fur economy in the british regime
Fur trade was given to the English
Hudson bay became the leading company in 1821
But fur begane to decline in 19th century -
Rise of timber economy
Since the ban of timber by napoleon
British need wood to make boats so they ask Quebec for wood
Banks were made so people could invest
New jobs were made like lumberjacks
Farmers had a way to work during the winter
Made development of new regions -
Urban expansion
Large rural exodus because less pay in farming
Since less farm more surburbs
And more concentration of service like transportation -
First phase of industrialization in Quebec
The start of manufacturing items
Food processing of diary textiles and wood -
Population change
Still high mortality rate
Nation policy liked immigration
Better jobs and in other regions so emigration has happening -
Period: to
Comtemparay period
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The Notionalists Politics
MacDonaldn made three main idead to increase economy
increase custom duties(ass tax to import goods
build railways to increase trade
encourage immigration to have a bigger market -
Second phase of industrialization
Exploitation of new resources
New regions were made to find the resources
Start of famous corporations -
Economic policies
Trade with Britain were well
Until they gave out free trade to explore new markets
Canada made a reciprocity treaty with USA
Since it was a giant market -
Unions
Workers lived poor since living conditions were terrible
Union were look down since you could get in trouble if you joined one
First unions grew to larger ones -
New regions
since new jobs and resouces came to quebec
new regions were made so workers could live close to the work
example Mauricie, Cote-Nord and Abitibi -
World war one
since all the men went to war the woman were in charge
gave womans the right the vote for the first time
and people realized that woman can do as much as men -
The great depression
stocks began to crash because the stop in WW1
debt in compagines cause massife lay off
many families bought lettle as possible
goverment made solutions -
Quiet revolution
start of a massive increase in goverment intervention
after the period of traditionalim under Maurice Duplessis
goverment made compagines theirs like hydro-quebec
monderized educational system
weaken the effect of the church
