CH test #2 Flashcards
where did the loyalists settle?
◦ UC
◦ along the north shore of Lake Ontario
◦ Eastern Townships
what were the push factors of Canadien immigration to North-East USA from 1800-1850?
1) scarcity of good agricultural land on seigneuries
2) agricultural crisis in LC: poor harvests led to famine
3) overpopulation in rural areas
4) less agricultural jobs bc farming was becoming mechanized
what were the pull factors of Canadien immigration to North-East USA in 1800-1850?
1) there were factory, agricultural and logging jobs located in the New England states (located v close to Qc’s border)
2) the construction of canals and railways made population mobility easier
3) the wages payed in US factories were higher than those paid in Canadian factories
4) Qc was not industrializing fast enough
Name the New England States
Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont.
Why were new areas of Qc colonized during the 1830’s?
1) agricultural crisis
2) The timber trade (find new resources, etc.)
What new areas of Qc were colonized during the 1830’s?
1) the Mauricie region
2) the Saguenay region
3) the Laurentians
Where was Grosse-Ile located?
on the st. lawrence river, downstream from Qc city
what were the territorial effects of loyalist/british immigration?
1) township system was introduced
2) Qc was divided into Upper and Lower Canada (Constitutional Act)
3) Protestant churches and english language schools were constructed.
what effects did the arrival of the immigrants and canadiens have on the immigrants from 1800-1850?
1) large reduction in the size of their territory (hunting and fishing grounds)
2) acculturation- adopting cultural traits or social patterns of another group
‣ During the 1850s, the parliament of United Canada passed laws that provided FNs w land reserved for their use and financial compensation. In return, Britain received the vast territories that belonged to the FNs. However, the FNs never actually integrated bc they were segregated from the rest of society.
what were the societal effects of loyalist/british immigration?
1) spread of disease
2) anglophones became the majority in mtl
3) eventually, the population of CW became greater than that of CE
how did the composition of Qc’s pop change from 1901-2006?
Francophones remained the majority while the minority changed from being anglophone to allophone bc of immigration.
what were the pull factors that led people to immigrate to Qc during the Contemporary period?
1) improvement of social and economic conditions ‣ Better jobs ‣ Universal healthcare ‣ Better education 2) Family reunification
what were the push factors that led people to immigrate to Qc during the Contemporary period?
1) War
2) Escape from political regimes
Which immigrants came after WW2? Why?
Italians, Greeks, Portuguese and Jews left their countries after WW2 because of political and
economic problems. Many of these groups feared another world war.
What are the balkan countries?
Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Croatia
how do we refer to canada’s multicultural population? why?
mosaic bc people do not assimilate completely into north american society the way americans do.
What did the Qc gvt & Roman Catholic church do to slow down Canadian immigration to the US from 1800-1850? Who was mainly responsible for this?
They started agricultural colonization programs in remote areas of Qc. Curé Antoine LaBelle and Monseigneur Laflêche were mainly responsible for these programs.
Why did Curé Antoine LaBelle build a railway between mtl and St.-Jerome
1) facilitate movement of colonists to remote areas
2) gain access to natural resources
3) facilitate the distribution of products made in St. Jerome
What was Curé Antoine LaBelle official governmental position?
Deputy minister of ministère de la colonisation
in which areas were the agricultural programs of the late 1800’s?
1) Gaspesie and Bas-Saint-Laurent
2) Eastern Townships
3) Outaouais
4) Saguenay and Lac-Saint-Jean
5) Abitibi and Temiscamingue
6) Cote-Nord and Nouveau-Qc
7) the laurentians
How did Clifford Siftin get immigrants to populate the prairie provinces?
Posters, brochures and newspaper articles were designed in different languages to raise awareness of the beauty of western Canada. These were propaganda.
What were the benefits of immigration to the prairie provinces?
They created a market for the sale of Canadian products and increased the number of workers in Canada.
what is the mandate of the ministry of citizenship & immigration?
establish criteria for entry into Canada
to which immigrants did the ministry of citizenship & immigration give preference?
1) Western Europeans
2) US
3) France
