POL 2107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Bering Strait, Canada (New France), Responsible Government
14 Dec 2016
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*From Colony To Full Statehood
The Encounter between Aboriginals and Europeans and the creation of a new civilization
Emergence of political rule
Canada as a country of evolution not revolution
Anti-Americanism
Severing ties with the U.K.
From the beginning
Canada was first settled by Abos who had crossed from Asia to America using the Bering strait
10-30 thousand years ago.
30-100 million people are estimated to have lived before European contact.
Central America was much more slave owning than the egalitarian north.
A line of trade swept through the Americas
Colonization and a new civilization
Canada is a white settler country. Indigenous people are pushed out to make room for whitey.
Abos absorbed Euro practices and vice versa
Norse Viking settled first in the 11th century
16th century saw French and Italian explorers come to Canada.
France settled in North America because it was reacting to the Vatican’s decision to have the
new lands divided between Spain and Portugal.
There is a strife among Christians which is why Catholics sent missionaries to help the catholic
religion grow in the new world.
Missionaries instigated the exploration of Canada to counter the European reforms.
New France is created in the 17th century
Fur trade brought in contract between the Abos and the Euros
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French survival depended on the Abos
What transformed Abo society was disease and European technologies.
French settlement occurred first then British settlement followed as the HBC in Rupert’s land in
1670.
From a French Colony to a British Colony
The boundaries between the French and British lands where poorly defined.
The treaty of Utrecht (1713) led to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia as British colonies.
The treaty of Paris brought New France to the British and the Acadians were expelled from
Nova Scotia.
Consolidating British Rule in British North America: The Royal Proclamation of 1763.
This is the first document of law that establishes BNA
Establishes a basis of government administration in the North American territories formally
ceded by France to Britain in the Treaty of Paris, 1763, following the Seven Years War.
It established the constitutional framework for the negotiation of treaties with the Aboriginal
inhabitants of large sections of Canada,
New France became Quebec and this law protected the French speaking Catholics.
This also put forth that land west of Appalachian Mountains can only be settled with permission
with the crown because the crown must negotiate with the abos for the land. And that it
recognized aboriginals as people entitled to their land.
Only the crown can get land west of the mountains through treaties.
Creating government: The Quebec Act of 1774
Quebec act first to establish a colonial government
A council was appointed to advise the governor of Quebec.
The Quebec act emancipated the New French and gave them civil law, restored catholic church
rights and expanded the Quebec frontier to close off American expansion west
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Document Summary
The encounter between aboriginals and europeans and the creation of a new civilization. Canada as a country of evolution not revolution. Canada was first settled by abos who had crossed from asia to america using the bering strait. 30-100 million people are estimated to have lived before european contact. Central america was much more slave owning than the egalitarian north. A line of trade swept through the americas. Indigenous people are pushed out to make room for whitey. Norse viking settled first in the 11th century. 16th century saw french and italian explorers come to canada. France settled in north america because it was reacting to the vatican"s decision to have the new lands divided between spain and portugal. There is a strife among christians which is why catholics sent missionaries to help the catholic religion grow in the new world. Missionaries instigated the exploration of canada to counter the european reforms. New france is created in the 17th century.
