Ch 6 Quebec

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Acculturation

cultural change that occurs when two groups meet, such as the French and the Native Algonquins, leading to a successful fur trade.

Nation

A group of people bound together by a common heritage, language, and history within a place. Many Quebecois see themselves as a separate nation from Canada

Seigneurial system

A land system used that defined, controlled, and divided up settled areas and agricultural lands. long lots

What is the seigneurial system, and how did this feudal system encourage the settlement of New France by selected groups of migrants?

A land system used that defined, controlled, and divided up settled areas and agricultural lands. long lots. Encouraged settlement by modeling rural societies that existed at that time in France. It also favored military officers, politicians, and Church officials.

Bilingual

A status created by Canada's independence in the British North America Act of 1867. Gave the french and English equal status in the national parliament.

Anglophones

English speaking people

Francophones

French speaking people

What are the differences between Francophones, Anglophones, and Allophones in Canada?

French, English and other speakers

Seperatists

Group who espoused political independence from Canada in order to realize its 3 pillars of nationalism: French language, Roman language church, French legal and political traditions.

Ethnic identity

How different Quebecois are grouped by the language they speak (francophone or anglophone)

Canadien

In early years, it referred to all French speaking people in the region

How is climate change affecting the natural environmental and indigenous cultures of northern Quebec at the present time?

It has caused melting snow, ice flows, flooding, and coastline disturbances for communities along the hudson bay. Also the salinity of the eastern tip of Ile de Orleans has had negative environmental impacts on local agriculture production in the area.

Allophones

People who speak a language other than English or French

Multiculturalism

Quebec approaches diversity issues with interculturalism instead of multiculturalism, which focuses on policies that foster positce interactions between the Francophone majority and the minority groups. Creates barriers for english speaking citizens who try to gain equal healthcare.

Plains of Abraham

Quebec was given to the British by the French at the end of the Seven Years War here.

Quebecois

Refers to all residents of Quebec

How has Quebec maintained its intense connection to its French cultural and linguistic heritage for almost three centuries?

The Treaty of Paris allowed Quebec's Francophones to continue to speak French and practice Catholicism. French citizens desire to remain Catholic and French. Also high birth rates and isolated lifestyle ensured a growing and culturally homogeneous group.

What are some of the economic challenges that Quebec has faced over the years in its primary sector as compared to its secondary sector?

Used to grow wheat until Western Canada and the Great Plains made it impossible to compete economically. Also used to grow asbestos until it became linked with cancer and the market was eliminated. In the secondary sectors, Quebecs abundance of electrical power led to an explosion of iron, steel, and chemical production factories. However, most of the industries were owned by multinational corporations in English Speaking Canada or the United States.

Les Canadians francaise

in the 1860s the term Candien was changed to Les Canadians francaise, which incorporated all french speaking Canadians in Canada

Quiet Revolution

separatists launched efforts to politically separate from Canada. Richard's Riot in 1955 was attributed to these efforts. In the 1960s, the Parti Quebecois was formed with these same goals. Never realized


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