contemporary period – how has quebec’s population evolved since confederation?
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CHAPTER 1 DOSSIER 4
Contemporary Period – How has Quebec’s Population Evolved Since Confederation?
Confederation
Charlottetown Conference 1864
Quebec Conference 1864
British North American Act
Quebec after Confederation Trans-Canadian Railway 1885
World War One 1914-1918
The Great Depression 1930s
World War Two 1939-1945
Baby Boom after WWII
The Quiet Revolution 1960-1966
French Canadian Emigration
Immigration Diversification
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Last Spike
WWI
The Great Depression
World War II
After WWII
1960s and Onwards
Immigration Diversification Do you agree with the government’s
selective criteria for immigrants? Why?
Should we encourage the establishment of specific minority neighborhoods or should we try to integrate them into the majority?
Relationships with the Native Population
Activity 1 – Oka Crisis Revisited
Who is represented as the aggressors in this conflict? Why?
Why would the Government want to turn a Native burial ground into a golf course?
What does this tell you about the relationship between the government and the Native population of Quebec?
Activity 1 – Oka Crisis Revisited
Who is represented as the aggressors in this video?
How does this video differ from the first?
Why do you think both reports were presented differently if they come from the same TV station?
Life Expectancy
Evolution of the Birth Rate
Quiet Revolution
Population Distribution
Checklist
French Exodus to New EnglandMore industriesAssimilated into American culture
Canada’s first immigration policyEastern EuropeanRailway
Immigration during the Great DepressionLimited because of no jobsEnded French Canadian Exodus
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Immigration after WWIIDoors reopenedDiscrimination (priority to certain groups)
1960s to 1970sImmigration discrimination endsPoint systemMinistry of ImmigrationFrench language
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Native RelationsIndian ActLand disputes
Life expectancy18th century mortality rate very high19th mortality rate lowered because of
advances in medicine & nutrition20th life expectancy high because of
hygiene, medicine & quality of life
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Birth Rate19th century very high (church & farm life)20th century lowered (people moving to the
city)Baby Boom soldiers returning & money
Quiet RevolutionBirth rate drop significantlySecularization
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Population distributionMove to cities (industrialization & agricultural
machinery)Urban sprawl suburbsGreat Depression country lifeAfter WWII natural resources & urban
centers