French Canadian

There are so many pennies in the world, but the question has arised whether or not to eliminate the penny. When you hear the word penny what do you think of? Do you think of a worthless no good coin that just takes up empty space? Or do you think of the penny as valuable and as something that holds value to our American Society? There is many different opinions of the penny today from all around the world. The penny dates back for as long as most people can remember. The penny should be kept…

rebellion in 1837. The rebellions that Upper Canada and Lower Canada had were justified. Upper Canada had an outdated colonial system government, land grievances and transportation problems. However Lower Canada was experiencing the termination of the French culture, land problems and lack of power within the community. Although both colonies had reasonable reasons for rebellion, their actions were fueled by different causes. Citizens of Upper Canada joined the rebellion due to the outdated…

this period the Canadian government chose to introduce conscription in order to help the allied countries win the war. Canada’s use of conscription in World War Two was unjustified as it violated citizens’ rights, caused more domestic tension, and was not needed in order to win the war. Conscription was a direct violation of people’s rights, as it took away a person’s right to life and liberty.…

Quebec has played a special role in French history of Canada. They spoke French in France, they feel that the way of living in France is still different from the North American mentality in Quebec. However, it doesn't mean that Quebec culture is exactly the different as the rest of Canada. I think it would be dangerous for them to do based on their history, traditionalism and their deep passion to do. Canada is at the reason why Quebec even existed. I think Quebec should not separate. Canada is…

Canada’s most influential prime minister, through his acceptance of diversity and ability to implement strong change for all Canadians. Pierre Trudeau had a big impact on supporting and forming a strong bond of multiculturalism of all ethnic groups in Canada. He also played a significant role in forming Canada into a bilingual country, showing how much he supported the French language just as much as the English language. There were lots of issues happening with Quebec wanting to be…

our country that we see today, and are arguably two of the most important figures in Canada's history. Louis Riel was a Métis man who was born on October 22, 1844, on the Red River Settlement in Saint-Boniface. Riel was fluent in both English and French. During his lifetime, Riel achieved many great successes and inspired many people. Riel was a Métis leader, the founder of Manitoba and the National Métis Committee, and was also one of the primary figures in the Red River Resistance.…

René Lévesque, born in August 1922, was a journalist and a separatist and the premier of Québec from 1976-1985. From a young age, he was aware of poverty among French Canadians in the rural areas of Québec, which sparked his interest in politics and the economics of his province. He left law school before obtaining a degree and went into journalism and by 1956, he became one of Québec’s first television stars. In 1960, he joined Jean Lesage 's Liberal Cabinet and later established the Parti…

were aboriginal peoples who arrived from Asia thousands of years ago by the road linking Siberia and Alaska. The French and British explorers John Cabot-including King Henry VII, Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson arrived in Canada in 1497, until the early 1600 's, the residents who France and Britain began to settle permanently in Canada. However, in 1935, the French explorer Jacques Cartier comes to Canada and call this is New France. At that time, it has called Stradacona…

those countries being Canada, which in turn caused the spreading of Canadian immigrants and their way of life in the New England area. There were many reasons for the Canadians to leave their home country, two being, of political reasons and the moving of companies. America proved to have a lot of opportunities for new incoming immigrants, this leading Canadian companies to develop their business in America. Almost half of the Canadian population decreased due to this emigration. New England…

British and French were dominating different parts of Canada and battles for domination, French Revolution, American Revolution shaped the political structure of Canada and grouping of population. In the Second World War Canada and France were allies against Nazi German. Eventually, after the fall of France in 1940 most Western governments broke off relations with the Vichy regime, this was not the case with Canada which continued the support until 1942. By 1967 tension within Canadians were…