GEOG 316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Lower Canada, Protestantism, Responsible Government
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Recap of previous units and how they lead into the next unit and the final project: 1648 peace of westphalia: singular entity sovereign over a geographic territory (result of. Hundred years war and eng civil war: weber politics as vocation, components of a state (force, food, extraction, recognition, nations: always in a state of "becoming" (language, education, symbols, media, force, political structures) Colonial wars: see map in powerpoint for division of land. Seven years" war: sometimes known as world war zero. British had fluid borders, worried about sovereignty; so they attacked the french to defend their own interests indigenous peoples sent to the west, maintained control. Made strong alliances with indigenous groups because they had a common enemy. Attacked, so brits moved to today"s new brunswick. Pushed the acadians out; approx 18,000 displaced to 13 colonies. Didn"t work so deported to france, then french deported to louisiana in 1764, could return but had to renounce identity and adopt crown.