ECON 2420 Lecture 4: Canadian Economic History – Lecture 4
29 Nov 2017
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Canadian economic history lecture #4 (jan 12th) loosely affiliated network of diverse regions. Acadia very different than newfoundland, first example of canada as a. Small population along st. lawrence river 17th c. Role of first nations: not an agricultural economy, acted as middle men in trade, huron first nation was most important trading partners for the. French: rivalry between huron and iroquois caused french to have to move further inland. The movement of the royal colony inward was somewhat a success and: depends very much on transfers from the french colony, population did grow. Quebec population near unique in the world of european expansion: almost entirely self reproducing, not many people wanted to come to new france, studied the population because it was (cid:498)genetically pure(cid:499, early marriage age. Compared to france: men marry later in quebec, but women marry earlier age, percentages of remarriages for both females and males are higher in.
