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.

• TOPIC A: THE CONSTITUTIONAL ACT
  
  • British North America, 1791
    The Constitutional Act of 1791 set forth the intention of the King to divide the province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada. This was done by Imperial Order in Council on August 24, 1791.
    The Constitutional Act, 1791
     The Constitutional Act divided "Quebec" into Upper & Lower Canada
    
    
• TOPIC B: ECONOMIC CHANGES
  
  • The Timber Trade
    In the early nineteenth century, a new industry emerged in the forests of eastern and central Canada
    
    
• TOPIC C: SOCIAL CHANGES
  
  • The Industrial Revolution and the Great Migration  (Link 1, Link 2, Link 3)
    The American Revolution caused many Loyalists to come to Canada. The Industrial Revolution in Britain caused many more English, Scots, Welsh and Irish to leave the British Isles. and come to Canada.
  • The Irish Famine
    "The transfer of this Irish population contributed to the industrialization, urbanization, and population growth of North America, including Quebec. "  This comprehensive website (irishfamine.ca) offers teachers and students many ways to explore the significant social changes caused by migration from Ireland to the Quebec.
    
  • The Great Hunger  Click2disasters offers an easy read and overview of the Irish famine.  Links to other sources and quotes are included. 
    

• TOPIC A:  OPPOSITION BETWEEN THE PARTIOTES AND MIDDLE-CLASS BUSINESSMEN
  
  • Towards Confederation: Lower Canada (1791-1842)
    See:Developments in Lower Canada Prior to the Uprisings of 1837-1838
    Étienne Parent
    In the early 19th century, Étienne Parent became the first journalist to muse on the survival of the Canadien people and to enlighten their greatorators, Louis-Joseph Papineau and Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine.
    Louis-Joseph Papineau
    Leader of the Canadian Party, which later became the Patriot Party
    Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
    I would still give my first speech in the language of my French-Canadian compatriots, if only as an act of solemn protest against this cruel injustice of the Union Act, which outlaws the mother tongue of half of the population of Canada. I owe it to my compatriots. I owe it to myself.
• TOPIC B: STAGES IN THE CONFRONTATION AND REACTION
  
  • 1837 Rebellions
    The real leaders of Lower Canada were the wealthy British business men in Montreal and some wealthy French Canadians, not true representatives of the majority of the population.
    Towards Confederation: Lower Canada (1791-1842)
    See:The Patriot Insurrection (1837-1838)
    Le Canadien
    Le Canadien was a French-language protest newspaper Its mission was to inform the French-Canadian people of their constitutional rights, and to speed up French Canada's growing awareness of its collective existence.
    The Quebec Mercury
    The general principles that were to guideThe Quebec Mercuryr: veneration of the British Constitution, respect for and submission to the local laws and colonial governments, respect for social order, and respect for the individual.