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= Foundational Objective 3 = =Decision Making in Colonial North America= 1. A) The french settled in New France B) Louis XIV and his minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert put in the structure for New France. All authority came from the king but had to be passed through an appointed viceroy. C) The role of women in New France was to first and for most take care of the children and run the household as well as to work outside. But at the same time women that came to New France were slightly lucky due to the fact they had a chance to go to school, while if they were in France or Britain it wouldn't happen. Also if a married women's husband were to die she was able to continue on the business, and because of this they learned the skills of selling, buying, investing and of course bookkeeping. D) The impact of New France on the First Nations peoples in Canada was kind of good but bad at the same time. They were getting along for awhile helping each other out but if First Nations people were to stay inside the fort they didnt get any say in the decision making. Not only that people started to form alliences and sometimes good didnt come from it.

2. A) The missionaries who came to New France saw a chance to be able to convert a great amount of numbers to their religion. They thought that the First Nations way of thinking of the Creator was wrong and they wanted to convert them. B) The impact that the Missionaries had on the First Nations population was not good. Due to their trying to convert people caused alot of fighting and also brought around sickness into their tribes. Not only to mention as time went on their were the Residental Schools that were also Religous. There is still a huge impact on First Nations today they have suffered a loss of culture because of the schools and the Missionaries. Since they were converted alot of First Nations people have lost touch with their roots and that just doesnt seem right to me.

=﻿Britain and Policy for Quebec: Assimilation or Accommodation= The Seven Years War involved France and Great Britain. The war officially started in 1756 in Europe. Things got rocky two years before that in 1754 George Washington attacked a small French detachment. This was the starting point for the War to happen. From that point on both places sent out troops. France was more focused on the War in Europe so they sent just a few troops it was more important for them to protect their colonies in the West Indies. Then Great Britain was stubborn and sent more than 20,000 soldiers to America where American Colonists couldn't defend themselves against their Canadian counterparts. New England was key on destroying New France along with the Native allies. New France did amazing in the war until 1757 and things took a turn for the British Troops who won a few victories right up until the battle on the Plains of Abraham in 1759. In the end France was defeated on all fronts so France put New France in a Treaty signed in 1763.

=﻿Assimilation and Accommodation= C) The Proclamation of 1763 was issued on October 7th, 1763 by King George III. The reason for the proclamation was to organize Britains new North America empire and to work/ stabilize relations with the First Nations through regulations of trades, settlement/land purchases. D) The First Nations people were assigned land for hunting and living (reserves) and if they wanted they had the right to sell their land holdings. The french that may have been living within the "Indian Lands" were forced to move out of it and that left alot of people un happy as the two groups had alliances.

=Britain and the American Revolution: Issues of Governance= The decision making in the Thirteen Colonies was under the control of the British people. The Thirteen Colonies were built up of what is now Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, North and South Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. The citizens were pretty much anyone who lived in those area's they could've been British, Native Americans or French. In 1774 came rough times which brought along The Intolerable Acts this was built up of four events The Boston Port Act, Administration of Justice Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Quartering Act and the Quebec Act. The Boston Port Act was brought on by a rebellion when American colonies dumped boxes of tea into the Boston Harbor this was known as the Boston Tea Party. So The British government didn't take well to that and decided to close the Boston Port which kept the colonists from using it. The British Troops marched in and blocked the Harbor. The Quebec Act changed some of the ways Quebec. The Quebec Act also called to remove the law that government officials had to forswear Catholicism. But one of the biggest changes that made people mad was the fact that Quebec's size was tripled. The impact of the Quebec Act was a good thing for the people of New France it gave them the right to practice Catholic Faith, it expanded their territory, the French civil law was restored. The result of the American Revolution was that the Americans got their freedom and it affected Canada in the part that their population changed. People that didn't want to be part of the new America fled to Canada thus increasing their numbers. Not only that Canada soon had to start defending themselves against the States because they tried to move up into their land.

=The Loyalists: The Rejection of Republicanism= The United Empire Loyalists are people who didn't want the revolution and were called traitors since they were still loyal to the British Crown. The reasons for the Loyalists to migrate were that they were harassed, they could not vote, sue people, sell land, they couldn't be lawyers, doctors or schoolmasters. Most Loyalists rejected the American ideas of Republicanism they saw this as uncivilized. The Loyalists increased the population on Canada which is somewhat a good thing but is also bad, because when they came to Canada they were promised land to farm and live on and that land was taken away from the First Nations people. After the United States formed the Native Americans started wars after they were violently moved from their lands and were pushed further west into the Appalachian Mountains. =The Constitutional Act: Representative, Not Responsible Government= The act was meant to standardize British Parliamentary traditions/ systems. Not only that but it was to unsure that the individual rights and liberties were controlled through all of the colonies. The government was represented by a lieutenant-governor, assisted by an executive council, a legislative council and a house of assembly was appointed to every province. One positive is that the Act recognized the two races from two cultures, two languages, and two institutions. Lower Canada still followed many of the Quebec Act while Upper Canada ran without the provisions of the Quebec Act. An oligarchy means the rule of few people and the few picked are normally richer than the others, so in other words they are people like aristocrats or nobles. The oligarchy impacted the citizens because when settlers needed land they were restricted from expanding due the Clergy/Crown had large land reserves.

=The War of 1812=

The reason for the War of 1812 was due to the fact that relations between the United States and Britain were strained after the American Revolution. It was on June 19th that President Madison declared war on England he gave these reasons for it; Imprisonment of American sailors by the British, The British violated the neutral rights and territorial waters of America, the blockade of U.S ports and the decision not to revoke the orders which stopped foreign ships from trading in America. The United states planned to take over Upper Canada/Lower Canada in one single HUGE attack. The plan was to start in Detroit/Niagara area and head to Kingston and south of Montreal. If this attack worked they would have a good chance of capturing Quebec City. This then would stop any further British troops from moving up the St Lawrence River and into the Great Lakes. Upper Canada was mostly populated by American born people and very few of them agreed with what the Americans were doing, It later became clear to the Americans that American residents in Upper Canada weren't going to supper their cause, and that they were being seen as liberators. While Lower Canada remained pretty much uninvolved during the hole ware, except the fact they were pushing for Catholic Hierarchy. The British had won over Napoleon in 1814 which helped them a lot. Also in the year 1814 the Treaty of Ghent was signed which made things go back to the way they were before the war (it returned the status quot before the war started in 1812) Then later in 1818 the Rush Bagot agreement was made that settled the boundary between the United States and British North America. The border was set at the forty-ninth parallel.

=The Big Question=

Throughout the History of Canada many people have tried to gain control of the decision making processes and the people that live in Canada have gone through many changes. From when people first started to arrive the Europeans couldn't even survive the winters. I am sure the hopes of a better place for many were shattered as they died off in the winter until the Natives people came to help them. At that time there was no real government it was every man for themselves. But if we fast forward in time to the year 1663 New France became a new Colony and was controlled by Louis XIV and his minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert put in the structure for New France. All authority came from the king but had to be passed through an appointed viceroy. I cant see how this would be a very good system everything had to be passed by the King yet the King wasn't even there to know what was going on, and even though the people were the majority they had the least amount of power and say into anything that was being done. Then later in 1763 the Seven years war came along and even though France couldn't really attack Great Britain directly they could go after North America. This war eventually brought on the Royal Proclamation, The Proclamation of 1763 was issued on October 7th, 1763 by King George III. The reason for the proclamation was to organize Britain's new North America empire and to work/ stabilize relations with the First Nations through regulations of trades, settlement/land purchases. This was a big change for the people in Canada mostly the First Nations they were given plots of lands to live on, hunt on and so on, any none Natives people living on Reserve lands were forced to move out, and this made a lot of people unhappy as the Natives people and the settlers had alliances. I'm sure this affected a lot of people it may have even broken up friendships or possible family ties. Not to mention that the Natives people weren't used to having reserves or being told where they could and could not go, all their lives they treated the land as equals it wasn't something one person could own it was something they lived in harmony with, and treated with respect just as they wish to be treated. Times got harder in 1774 when The Intolerable Acts came, The Boston Port Act, Administration of Justice Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Quartering Act and the Quebec Act. It was after the French and Indian War that the British Government decided to get more benefits from the colonies. They did this by increasing taxes without anyone representing them in Britain. After the Boston Tea party the British passed a few acts to try bring the colonies back into the submission of the King. Living through these acts must have been a sight to see, in away I wish I was there for the Boston Tea Party dumping the tea into the Boston Port must have brought a lot of joy yet fear to the people in the colonies, but the acts and rebellions soon led way to something much greater the American Revolution. Then when Upper and Lower Canada were formed cause the Constitutional Act of 1791, The government was represented by a lieutenant-governor, assisted by an executive council, a legislative council and a house of assembly was appointed to every province. One positive is that the Act recognized the two races from two cultures, two languages, and two institutions. Lower Canada still followed many of the Quebec Act while Upper Canada ran without the provisions of the Quebec Act. So I am sure this form of government made many people happy as it made both Upper and Lower Canada stand out from one another. Over time more people came to Canada and people started to question the government system that was in place, the Oligarchies thought the Elites should run Canada and that the masses weren't smart enough to handle running things on their own which soon led to the war of 1812. Relations between the United States and Britain were strained after the American Revolution which caused them to take action on each other. While the United States couldn't directly attack Britain they could attack their land holdings which was Canada. The fought was long but in the end the Treaty of Ghent was signed which made things go back to the way they were before the war (it returned the status quot before the war started in 1812) Then later in 1818 the Rush Bagot agreement was made that settled the boundary between the United States and British North America. The border was set at the forty-ninth parallel.

=Defining the State and Society: Competing Visions=

The ruling Oligarchies in Upper and Lower Canada were the British Upper Class, and they were so reluctant to give up their decision making power due to the fact they would loose all their money and resources they had. They would no longer be able to abuse the power and use it to gain for them and their families. The Reformers were Joseph Louis Pappineau,who was the leader of the reform movement in Lower Canada, and the rebellion in Upper Canada was led by William Lyon Mackenzie. The reformers wanted what Britain themselves had they wanted a responsible government. = = =Governance: The Exercise of Privilege=

=Road to Rebellion: Issues of Conflict=

The leaders of the Rebellion in Upper and Lower Canada were Joseph Louis Pappineau and William Lyon Mackenzie. The issues were they wanted responsible government but people in Britain didn't think they could handle it. Then people started fighting and like every big change people died for the sake of what they thought was right, what they believed in. At this time Upper and Lower Canada didn't get their government but they had gotten the attention of Britain; Britain then decided to send in Lord Durham to view and over see things in Canada. = = =Lord Durham and the Union Act of 1840=

Lord Durham was the Governor-General and he was sent to North America to start an investigation into the circumstances of the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada. In 1839 Lord Durham recommended that Upper and Lower Canada unite and in doing so can rule under one responsible government could be granted. Lord Durham also said "Representation by Population, this one the colonies did not accept rather then do that they had 42 people in legislature each. = = =The Big Question=

I think the main role the government should play in the lives of their citizens is providing them with support. I think Canada does a good job of this at the moment its clear in the past that they didn't, the roads were bad settlers had to make their own roads and bridges in many cases. We now have roads maybe not the greatest but they are there. We also get free health care which is a great thing for us to have and I am sure it would've been amazing to have in the past but it just shows how much government has changed over the years. I'm sure if people that lived in the past could come back for just a week they would be amazed at the changes. I think the government should also provide security for their citizens. If people don't feel safe that's just not a good thing all around. That's one thing the government lacked in the past, people would go to vote and it would be a scary thing I would imagine they could be threatened and harassed they could be bribed, none of which could make a person feel very safe. Now we don't have to worry about that, our government does keep us fairly safe and secure. The bottom line is the government should be there for their citizens, they should be willing to listen, to take advice and do what they think is best in the interest of the people. The government above all has to make sure it doesn't become corrupt which we have seen happen in the past with Family Structures.

You have some good answers here and some interesting analysis. I would like to see you make your analysis more in depth by exploring how people would be impacted a bit more, you do start in your big question answer but remember to keep this in mind when you are preparing your performance task. 13/16