Canada

1. NATIONAL IDENTITY
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2. REVIEW
I. Patriotism
II. French influence
III. Language
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I. PATRIOTISM
 Strong national identity
 Demarcation to the US

4. II. FRENCH INFLUENCE
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5. 1000 BC VIKINGS ARRIVED CANADA
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1492 CRISTOPH COLUMBUS REACHED NORTH AMERICA

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1497 JOHN CABOT ARRIVED NEWFOUNDLAND

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1535 JACQUES CARTIER, A FRENCHMAN

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1603 SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN, FRENCH EXPLORER

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EARLY EXPLORERS WERE LOOKING FOR:
GOLD & A QUICK WAY OF SAILING TO ASIA
THEY FOUND NEITHER, BUT THEY FOUND OTTERS, BEAVERS & OTHER ANIMALS

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THE FRENCH CALLED THEIR NEW COLONY:
NEW FRANCE

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the British also claimed Canada  British &
French started fighting INDIAN WAR
As a result: the French were badly outnumbered!!

14.  1.000.000 English colonists in British North America
 65.000 French settlers in New France
 1759 British took Quebec City
 Peace came in 1763
 St. Pierre & Miquelon
- still part of France
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1756 SEVEN YEARS’ WAR

15. French in Quebec:
 own Catholic religion
 language
 laws
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1774
Quebec

16.  End of The Constitution Act
 British control over Canada’s constitution
Canada: member of the Commonwealth of Nations
 the Commonwealth is basically a club of countries who claim the British Queen as
their head of state; the United Kingdom doesn’t have any political power over Canada
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1982

17. Today: Quebec & New Brunswick = bilingual
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THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ACT OF 1969

18. III. LANGUAGE
 Official Languages Act: 1969
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Canada
66,3 %
English
21,1 %
French
12,6 %
Other
Quebec
81,2 %
French
10,7 %
English
8,1 %
Other

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22. SOURCES
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_Canada_under_British_rule
http://www.qub.ac.uk/imperial/canada/nationid.htm
http://www.multiculturalcanada.ca/Encyclopedia/A-Z/c4/3
http://www.multiculturalcanada.ca/Encyclopedia/A-Z/m9/3
http://www.troymedia.com/2013/06/16/canadas-national-identity-isnt-
some-long-forgotten-war/
http://oldfraser.lexi.net/publications/forum/1998/august/identity.html
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23. Thank you for
your attention…
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