Canada was a very unstable country 150 years ago, with two countries fighting over the land. John A MacDonald helped make Canada a very strong and stable country.The French took over the land of Canada and called it New France. Later on, he British took control of New France and later on, called it British North America.One big part of Canadian history was developing a Responsible government to take care of its’ citizens. In the time period between 1700s and the 1850s there was a lot of war and acts in Canada. Like the war of the Spanish Succession, the Seven Year War, the Constitution Act and the Act of Union, until they found peace. From 1700s to the 1850s there were a lot of events that impacted our country which made Canada …show more content…
The French were affected because they lost the war. Both sides returned some of the places they had captured from the other war. New France was not among them, it remained a British colony. The French Empire in this part of North America was at an end. The colony of New France did not last. It officially ended with the Treaty of Paris, in 1763. Britain ended up getting Louisbourg and New France did not want to sign the treaty of Paris because they gave up everything. In 1791 when the Loyalists originally from Britain came to Quebec, they quickly took up their free land and built communities. They were shocked by some of the differences between their new home and the homes in the United States. They had given up their homeland because of their attachment to the crown. They recently had been abused by the Patriots who were French rebels fighting the British. Many Loyalists had fought in the British army and some had lost family members in the conflict. The Loyalists said “is this any way to treat heros, we came here to live in freedom. You gave us French land laws and no elections”. They demanded to change the system, the British government listened. The British agreed to change the system of the government law. The Constitution Act brought happiness to the Loyalists, and and the British government so now the Loyalists could not start a
Canada has a history of wars and famous people that its citizens can be proud of. In the past one hundred years there have been events or people that have really made an impact on history. For example D-Day, on the first day Canada made more progress up the beach than any other country, it was a massive victory! A person that Canada can be proud of is Frederick Banting. He created insulin which is a medicine that helps control the effects of diabetes.
The pre-independence time was hard, but also significant because of the key actions that were taken at that time. After the Seven Years’ War, the British were trying to recover from the money spent on it, so they introduced the taxes to the colonies, which gradually led to many Americans demanding a proper and redefined state of freedom. But not all Americans were pursuing this new concept of freedom. They were opposite points of view about liberty and independence: a patriotic side and a conservative side. This last and rather dogmatic group is what we now call the “loyalists”, and they became an obstacle for the ones who looked for independence, and the weak spot of the country.
As time goes on, some countries become more relevant in the global sphere while others start to fade away. Canada is a country that only becomes more relevant as time goes on. Since being granted full sovereignty, Canada has had a growing role as a major world player. Much of their international growth has to do with its close ties to the United States and the United Kingdom. However, the country has also undergone huge change and refocusing on a domestic level. With influence from both Europe and the United States, Canada has a very unique system of governing. This paper will focus on a few major areas of Canada. It will look into the history of Canada, the structure of its government, its politics, and many of the major issues it faces today.
This age in Canadian history was primarily about the politics and economic and social problems that we faced as grew into a more mature independent country. At the heart of it was the Quebec Sovereignty Movement. A large percent of Quebec population wanted to achieve independence and become their own country. The movement was being fronted by the Parti Quebecois and the FLQ, who all by their own means pushed for separating.
The war had a profound result with the British having rule of North America. The Seven Years War ended with the French signed the Treaty of Paris in 1763. French territory, New France had ceased to exist, the British gained control of the lands that extended from Canada to Florida with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
“History despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, however, if faced with courage, need not to be lived again.” (Maya Angelou). History shows that nations cannot be built overnight it takes a whole process and sacrifices to go through. Canada, the way it seems today was not the same in its early years. History of Canada reveals the problems which Canadians have to face during the process of social reform and industrialization and how did they deal with these problems to form a better community to live in.
Canada was founded on 1st July, 1867. Before that it was just a colony for France and Britain. It became a country after being undercontrolled for years. The independence of Canada relates to the novel, The Wars, written by a Canadian novelist, Timothy Findley. In the novel, innocence was a major theme. As a colony, Canada was a symbol of innocence. It was forced to join many wars and went through trade between other countries. In the novel, innocents were also being affected by the outside world. Timothy Findley tried to teach us that being innocent will only create chaos around us. We should acknowledge the dangers of the world and grow up.
Due to their victory in the Seven Years War, Great Britain was granted an opportunity to have more North American land, as well as more authority over the colonists. Because of the Treaty of Paris (1763), the French lost much of its North American holdings to the victorious Great Britain. Great Britain quickly asserted their new power by issuing the Proclamation of 1763, which denied anyone the right to settle anywhere beyond the Appalachians. Disregarding the new document, many colonists went westward to settle, showing the early signs of defiance. Following this, the
Britain began to be very over populated, which means the british wanted to expand and move into the Ohio Valley area right along the Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River. In order for the French to keep Canada connected with the lower part of the Mississippi as well as the Caribbean the French needed to keep that land. Nobody looked at whose land this really was,
Canada was rushed into Confederation way too soon and has had problems due to this. Although through these past hundred fifty years, Canada has survived and is still going strong. Confederation started on July 1st, 1867 when three British Colonies came together to become four provinces. Although Canada went through Confederation, it is not a confederate association; it is a federal state which is not the supposed meaning of Confederation. Canada has evolved majorly since Confederation back in 1867.
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 marked the end of the French and Indian war. The Consequences of the war was France and its removal as a party from the world. Then the French were expelled to Canada and then they separated to smaller colonies. The war doubled Britain’s national debt, and then the debt was to be lightened by
As most Canadians may know, the land we know now as Canada was once the property of Britain and France- the countries that originally colonized Canada. After Canada was officially formed in 1867 and even prior to that event, there was much division among the Anglophone and Francophone populations, though a strong desire for freedom from the British Empire ran on both sides.
Canada is currently sitting at a population of over 30 million people and is ranked 11th in the world in terms of exports (Canada: Economic Freedom, 2017). The economy in the country seems to be thriving very well with many skilled workers and plenty of jobs for most individuals in the civilian labor force. For the most part, Canada has always done pretty well in terms of having a successful economy. Starting in the early 50s Canada was thriving primarily off of the waterways unlike today the country thrives off selling petroleum, cars, and other things other countries need and want. Although this shift from a farm based economy too much more industrialization did not happen until after the Great War, it wasn't until the 1920s until Canada
Britain created a lot of policies to keep the colonies under their rule. They also had these policies in place because it benefited their own economy. American colonies would give Britain supplies, and they would use these supplies to manufacture for a profit. The Navigation Acts were created so that trade would be more regulated.
The effects after the French and Indian War created an unbalanced relationship between Britain and the British colonies. The victory allowed Britain to expand their territory, but also brought Britain in great debt. Britain believed that Parliament should have more authority over the colonists and so they put in Acts to enforce their rules. The many different Acts created resentment throughout the colonies towards their mother country. The French and Indian War also had the effect on the colonies and the colonists because they all fought together and were unified. Before the war, the colonies were very untrustful of each other, but the war helped them fight against a common enemy. The French and Indian War caused Britain to enforce