Population And Settlement, The British Rule

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What was the approximate number of inhabitants after the treaty of paris (1763)?

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roughly 65 000 inhabitants

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What was the composition of the population after 1763?

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a majority of canadiens, minority of british subjects, a population of Amerindians and blacks, some being being slaves.

Front 3

What was the main growth factor in the Province of Quebec during the second half of the 18th century?

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natural growth, even without immigration from France, the population almost quadrupled .

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Where did the immigrants settle after the conquest and during the first half of the 19th century?

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St. Lawrence Valley, eastern townships and upper canada

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What was the approximate number of inhabitants after the Constitutional Act of 1791?

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roughly 160 000 inhabitants

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What was the composition of the population after 1791?

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consisting mainly of canadiens, a minority of british subjects and a population of Amerindians and blacks, some being slaves.

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What was the approximate number of inhabitants and the composition of the amerindian population?

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a population of roughly 5000 algonquians and Iroquoians

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What were the main factors underlining the immigration of loyalists?

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American independence from England caused thousands of people loyal to the king to settle in the british colony, they had a fear of reprisal (fear of being punished)

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Where did the loyalists settle?

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-Gaspesie
-north of Quebec city
-north of ottawa river
-eastern townships

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What was the main population growth factor during the first half of the 19th century?

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-Natural growth in Lower canada/ Canada East because there was a high birth rate among francophones and a steady mortality rate
-Immigration in Upper canada/ Canada West because there were many immigrants from british isles; england, scotland and ireland.

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What was the approximate number of inhabitants after the Act of Union?

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roughly 665 400

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What was the composition of the population after the act of union?

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mainly francophones, a growing anglophone minority, amerindians and blacks

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When did the french become a minority ?

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The act of union made the french a minority

Front 14

What were the reasons for immigration in the beginning of the 1830's and 1840's ?

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immigrants settled in the colony because of the attractiveness of the fur trade, difficult social and economic condition in Great Britain and many Irish immigrants were fleeing the potato famine

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What are the conditions that promoted immigration in the beginning of the 1830's and 1840's?

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a selling point to new comers is the grant of free land in the beginning of the 19th century, the appointment of an immigration agent in quebec city who took care of immigration. Also the land was managed by the british, meaning townships.

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What were the main factors underlying the emigration of french canadians to the United States beginning in 1830?

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the agricultural crisis made farmers move to the U.s to find land. Also New-england factories in the U.S attracted many people out of work.

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Where did french migrants settle beginning in 1830?

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Massachusetts, Maine, Mauricie, Saguenay and the Laurentians