CNST 333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Lower Canada, Quebec Act, English Canada
15 May 2016
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Karen halttunen: holistic an historicized vision of culture. The entire range of practices, representations, languages and beliefs that make up a particular social group"s way of life . Culture as everyday life, consisting of symbols, gestures, artifacts and how people communicate their truths in a given society. February 9th, 1775 king george iii declares massachusetts to be in rebellion. November, 1783, british finally evacuate new york. Over 60,000 people who fought for the british, dubbed loyalists, migrate north. Massive influx shifts the nature of british north america. Quebec is divided into upper and lower canada by the constitutional act of 1791; all designed to give loyalists influence over the administration of the colonies. Instrument for self- identification, drawing its justification from an ideological interpretation of the past; search for a usable past". English canada as inherently and uniformly loyal to the british casual fighting for peace, order and good government.
