PSCI 2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Charlottetown Conference, Report On The Affairs Of British North America, Free France
21 Apr 2016
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The settlers were french and english, not the aboriginals. Before european contact there were 100s of cultures and a well defined territory. The royal proclamation (1763) recognized the land rights of first nations. Most of this was from diseases brought over from europe. At first this was accidental, later on this was used as a weapon by the europeans. Massive displacement in the 1800s as french and british settlers moved west. Treaties that were negotiated were often done so unfairly. Outlines how all future colonies and lands would be acquired from the. Required there to be formal treaties, stopped settlers from simply taking land for themselves. This proclamation was symbolic because it recognized the aboriginals as their own nation. The british resisted assimilation an did not impose the english language upon quebec. The french language and the roman catholic religion was preserved in quebec. However, the french civil law was replaced with british law.
