History of Quebec and Canada 414 WWW Links

Annotated Links by Module to History of Quebec and Canada  414

Divided by Module, Unit, and Topic. Great for Student Projects.  This is an ongoing project, email us if you have sites that match the topics.

UNIT 1: SETTLEMENT IN THE ST-LAWERENCE VALLEY

 TOPIC A: FACTORS OF SETTLEMENT

• Settling in New France
  While reading an imaginary travel diary, students are given the opportunity to live the experiences of the famous pionneer and they must consult various documents in order to situate the events in their proper context. During their "voyage", participants are invited to maintain their own personal diary and communicate their discoveries to other students.
• Emigrating to New France
  TheFuture settlers of New France leave villages of Northern and Western France.
• Why Leave?
  Hope for a brighter future certainly played a pivotal role in their decision to pull up stakes.

TOPIC B: THE SEIGNEURIAL SYSTEM

• The Seigneurial System
  The occupation of the territory rests entirely on the Seigneurial system which is responsible for integrating the engagé into the colony, its climate, lifestyle and work.
• The Seigneurial System
  The seigneurial system was the basic means of organizing the French population along the St. Lawrence.
• The role of the seigneurs
  In exchange for estates and privileges given by the King, these seigneurs became eager, efficient recruiters.
• Seigneur, seigneurie
  In New France, the seigneurs were the people to whom the authorities gave or sold large tracts of land

 TOPIC A: ROYAL GOVERNMENT

• Royal Government
  King Louis XIV took personal control of the government in France in 1661.
• The First Councils (1647)
  The Council had lawmaking power over the entire French colony.

 TOPIC B: SOCIAL GROUPS

• Common People
  In the 17th and 18th centuries, society is divided into three main classes: the nobility, the middle class and the commoners.
• THE FUR TRADE IN NEW FRANCE
  The activities of the coureurs des bois contributed to the rapid expansion of the territory of New France

TOPIC C: THE ROLES OF THE CHURCH

• Role of the Church in the Colony. (Sites to come)

• Module 1 - THE FRENCH EMPIRE IN NORTH AMERICA 
• Module 2 - CANADIAN SOCIETY DURING THE FRENCH REGIME
• Module 3 - THE CONQUEST AND THE START OF BRITISH RULE
• Module 4 - THE EARLY STAGES OF PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT
• Module 5 - QUEBEC AND CONFEDERATION
• Module 6 - INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
• Module 7 - CONTEMPORARY QUEBEC