How The Population Diversified Under British Rule

The Merchants

   The merchants changed the aspect of the trading business. They were the British and Scottish who were attracted into the fur business. They became administrators and started bring people into the country of New France to expand the business.

The Loyalists

   The Loyalists were basically refugees from the United States who fled because they were still loyal to Britain. Some of them fled to Quebec who remade the territory. Most of them were farmers who settled in the Gaspésie, Sorel, and the St. Lawrence River. Then they transformed the cities into townships called the Eastern Townships.

Increase From 1815
   After the war against the French, the British witnessed many amounts of problems. The population increased tremendously, thus unemployment increased as well. There were almost habitual outbreaks of famines and epidemics. So the British government encouraged the people to emigrate to its colonies. One of them included Canada. The people who emigrated there were the Irish, Scottish, and English. They kept coming in until the beginning of the 20th century. They settled in places such as Quebec City, Montreal, the Eastern Townships, Outaouais, Gaspésie, and on the south shore of Montreal. Thus creating a whole new breed of people living in Canada.

Great Britain's Immigrants Policies
   Because of the emigration of its people, the British government started funding for their settlements in Canada. It lasted for ten years because it started to be too costly. So then throughout the time, there were private companies who started to publicize Canada. They started to advertise and attract immigrants to certain places. Thus, the government didn't take care of the migration inside Canada; it was considered an internal migration. This made Canada population increase as they kept spreading.

Contagious Diseases
   Though the immigration was aiding the population for the British, it caused such negative and devastating consequences such as the spreading of contagious diseases. In the 1830s, the British brought cholera. At that time it was a deadly disease due to primitive thinking of vaccines and preventive treatments. In 1832 alone, Quebec City lost more than 3,000 people. That amount was 10% to 15% of the country's population. They had to them in quarantine in Grosee-Ile, which was 48 kilometers away from Canada. However, sadly, it didn't end the diseases and the epidemic outbreaks.

Grosse-Ile
   Like i mentioned from last my paragraph, Grosse-Ile was a placed where the extremely people stayed. They were put there to be examined, but because of the lack of medical knowledge, they were just left to die. Many of them were Irish who fled from Ireland because of the potato famine. 90,000 people, mainly Irish, died because of the cholera epidemic disease. Since the ships were unsanitary, they didn't have the immunity system to fight it. Another disease, called the typhoid, killed 8,000 people.

Religious Diversification
   Because of the British regime, the majority of the people were either Protestant or Jewish. Some of the British, mainly the Irish, were Catholic. Out of all the people who came from Britain, the Irish were the immigrants who came the most. Due to the fact that they were Catholic, they mostly inhabited in the French community.

The French Canadian Population
   The French Canadian population was there, but scarcely. They were mostly put in a corner, Quebec, and lived there amongst themselves. They were truly part of the minority category because of the British people. Though they are minority, the Irish also integrated with the French because of their common religion. Besides that, there was nothing else that could be taken care of.

The Native Population
   Surprisingly, they were truly a nationality that started having less affect on the country bit by bit. There were Natives, but they were mostly kicked out of the territory the British were in. During the British regime, it seemed as if they weren't diversifying, but they were disappearing.

Population and Settlement French Regime: The Settlement of Canada

   The development of the population of the French was very slow and low and because people weren't really fond of going to a place that's practically life threatening. Some of the dangers included crossing the Atlantic, winter's harsh cold, or the harassment of the Iroquois. There weren't really any forms of attraction to the desolate place. Many of the immigrants that traveled to New France were just men who came mainly for business or to aid in the battles with the Iroquois. Some of the men came with their spouses to aid in the population growth. Even the religious societies made young girls marry men by the hundreds. But it wasn't enough for New France to make it grow. New France had more than 3,000 people, but about 1,850 people were immigrants while the rest were natives.

   So the king of France, out of the advice of his finance minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert, started to make a plan to cause a huge multiplication in the colonies in New France. the king sets up intendants in this new project he is in the process of making. Jean Talon, the first intendant, put his focus on making the women, craftsmen, merchants, farmers, many other beneficial people to be more attracted to New France and making it more populated. So he made three parts in the project of making New France population vast: indentured servants or engagés, soldiers, and Les Filles du Roy.

   The engagés were people who were apprentices in occupations like woodworking, building, ship transporting, clothing and textile crafting, and working on the blacksmith art. They were very inexperienced so they would usually be hired by employers and be given a deal to be under their rule for thirty-six months. Then when it's done, they'll be in the degree of a "master craftsmen." Since it was hard to find a job in the French region at the state, so they would be sent to New France with a large amount of money and the state of a seigneury.

   The soldiers were in charge of containing the Iroquois from destroying the settlements. They are given much respect and power in what they do. They were paid to an extreme amount. They had many possessions of land. The higher ranking soldiers were given a seigneury. They were given high values from the people because they were the one that protected the colony when needed.

   The Filles du Roy who were women who the king encouraged to get married and go to New France. They were mostly orphans and other young single women that the king chose. The king would gave them a dowry and fifty livres to help in her stay in New France. Since was a numerous amount of men, they could choose any one they so desire. They preferred men who had an employment with a nice house. Because of the immigration of all those women there was 4,450 children already born.

   Because of those plans people started to become more attracted to New France. The land was affordable with the economy being more stable. The fur trade became more profitable. Many people even in the military retired for the commercial business. It was truly a huge breakthrough at that time.

   Seeing how the people were slacking off with producing more people, Jean Talon started to make laws. He lowered taxes for new families with babies. The more babies they had, the lesser the taxes they were. If anybody didn't have babies at a period of times, they'd receive really expensive fines. They helped with the payment of houses and land. He made sure that people got married and impregnated. There would be for just as a minimum nine children in a family. Because of that the birthrate was risen up to a high level. It was recorded as one of the most highest birthrate in the world. The population of New France raised up to the thousands in just one century.

Population and Settlement French Regime: Canada's Colonization by the French

   While the Natives were in the North American region, the French started to have an open mind to expand their territory, especially since there was a huge rivalry with England. Though England was reigning over the monarchy of power, France was trying to find a northwest passage that could lead to Asia. Then after a while they couldn't find a passage, they still were trying ways to "get rich quick." Then when they started to fix their eyes on the West. They took New France (Canada) as their new territory. They took it as if it was theirs because the Natives were considered as beasts who needed saving then as people.

   Then, from the start of the 17th century, the settlement of the French became permanent and the first European settlement that was successful. Samuel de Champlain, the prime minister of New France, started to make connections with some of Natives. One of them was the Amerindians who were trading in the St. Lawrence River through the narrow streams. Thus came the name "Quebec" came from the Amerindian word meaning narrow. Then Champlain sent Sieur de Laviolette to make a second settlement to flourish the nation of New France while stopping the Iroquois from stopping their trades. Then another pioneer settler for the French named Paul Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve, started another settlement. It started out as a way to reach out to Amerindians, but then throughout the years it became a major trading post.

   France had a few ties with the Native people. Their alliances were made with Innu, Algonquians, the Abenaki, and the Hurons. Because of that, the Iroquois Five Nations declared war against them. Seeing how it only caused more blood then benefits, they signed a a treaty called The Great Peace of Montreal. Thus it caused New France to be more secure. Ever since the French came, the Native people started to get all sorts of diseases. One of the most tragic records because of the French's disease was when more than half of the Huron population people was eradicated.

   As I have said in the first paragraph, they considered the Native people as beasts. They've even tried to assimilate the people and make them have the same type of governing laws as they did. Even though they had an alliance they never bothered to ask them for any form of opinion on anything. They've even made purchases of territories with Native people in them with regarding their presence. Thus the population of New France in Canada started to expand, but it all came with a price.

How The Native People Occupied The Territory Before The Europeans' Arrival

The Native People's Entrance.

• Came about 30, 000 years ago.
• Some spread out throughout.
• Different types of people came different ways.

The Native People In Upper North.

• There was about 25,000
• Iroquoians lived in St. Lawrence Valley. About 1,500 to 2,000 inhabitants
• Algonquians lived in Canadian Shield and Appalachian Mountains. Very few people.
• Inuits lived as nomads around the Hudson and Ungava Bay. Very few as well.

Relationship Between Native People

• Though they lived everywhere, they were very close with each other.
• They had many trading relations
• There was many conflict between each other.
• They've caused a lot of damage to each other.

My Response To The Charter

   Personally, I think that it's a very bold and dumb thing to do. Quebec is already inhabited with many ethnic and religious cultures. It's insane to just turn it all around in just one day. I mean, they might as well turn it into a communist country! There are so many people who believe in different things and wear the symbols of who they serve proudly. I don't know if it's for the economy problems or whatnot, but I feel like they either rushed this through, or cause a religious war.

   This reminds of the George Zimmerman case. As soon as he was "proven" guilty, there were riots everywhere. Especially in the ebony community. Even though it was a barbaric moment, it displayed the emotion of how they felt about the case. In relation to this subject. I have a feeling that something like that will happen, actually even worse. Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, etc, will truly make a huge mark in all worldwide history. The effects of the charter will be very severe. It'll probably cause a huge riot in that could damage the economy and province itself.

   I have three point in how it'll affect Quebec destructively. The first one is economically. There are many different races who take up many places in the jobs of Quebec, and they usually represent something to show who or what they represent. Once that charter becomes effective, many people can and will leave. The jobs that used to be occupied by different religious people will be gone. How will the economy will stable if the people that helped make the money disappear? Quebec will no longer have a stable way of taking of their land and will end up bankrupt.

   My second point is cultural wise. Before different nations came over, Quebec used to be just a one-people nation. Even most of the Indians gave in to the white people's ways. But ever since people from other nations came, Quebec became one of the most cultural place ever, filled with Asians, Africans, Spanish, and so much more. But that charter has now put a barrier to its cultural development. In other words, it's degrading. The flavor that spiced up the Quebec society will now die because of that charter. The French law in schools is already causing trouble for the people. But now I believe that it'll be the last straw. Because they're not able to express their religious freedom. They'll either revolt or just disperse from the land. It'll no longer be a colorful place. It'll just be a dull. French area.

   My last point is provincially. Why do I say that? Because in this day and age the majority of people are of different nation. There's at LEAST mixes from the Quebec people and other nations. They were raised with the family's views. Once you take away what they know, Quebec will lose itself. People will no longer want to live in place they can't represent who or what they serve. Quebec will truly lose itself. There will no longer be immigrants who will want to live there.

   That's my response to this ridiculous act. Even IF they've thought of it millions of times, they didn't think about it enough. Because they WILL lose people twice as fast it took for the dwellers in the 16th and 17th century to gain.

Here are some of the links that responded to this stupidity.
1. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/17/top-10-responses-to-quebec-s-charter-of-values.html
2. http://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editors/2013/09/14/quebecs_charter_of_values.html
3. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/rest-canada-wrong-quebec-values-charter-165553414.html
4. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/pq-minister-says-quebec-values-charter-won-t-183121463.html
5. http://globalnews.ca/news/829961/new-slogan-seems-to-take-on-quebec-charter-of-values/

Adventurers and Mystics

   In this video we see the many great accomplishments and disasters that took place in New France (later Canada). I can see the similarity with the Aztecs and Spanish when Hernan Cortes discovered Mexico. Captain Cortes was ordered by the king of Spain to go to the New World. His famous discovery was when he arrived at Mexico with his men. When they arrived there, he saw that not only were there people, but there was immeasurable amounts of gold and jewels. The people over there, the Aztecs, saw him as a god-king and worshiped him. They started having a type of relationship that involved beneficial acts for everyone. Captain Cortes feared that they would betray him so he kidnapped their leader, Moctezuma II, and asked for a bounty. Later on, they rebelled and attack the Spanish. It triggered one of the most infamous massacres recorded in history. This massacre caused the extinction of this nation as the Spaniards slaughtered everyone of them. Thus, Captain Cortes became the governor of now called Mexico. There's been many coup d'états and betrayal for the power and greed. The lust for power came and rushed through their veins as each person Captain Cortes was in battle with. It ended up causing more bloodshed. Hernan Cortes truly had such a terrible life. Though he was wealthy, it all came with a price that he had to pay.

When The World Began Part 7

   In this video, this reminds me of the time when slavery was a very popular thing in the United States. Though most slavers were cruel and mean to their slaves, there were a few who were kindhearted and gentle. Like the slaver, Dr. King Schultz. in the movie Django Unchained. Though he was at first a slave, they became partners, then they became like brothers. Although in the movie Dr. Schultz gets killed and Django goes out in a killing spree, it just shows that at the end of the day people can change. The relationship that used to be from slave to master, turned to be from father to son or brother to brother.