Chapter 1 History Notes

Presentation: What Shaped the Atlantic Colonies?

Describe the geographical area (eg. cultural background, population,

geographic location)
- Forestry
- Mountains
- Lakes
- Colonies
- Woods
- Grasslands
- Prairies
- Peaceful

What economic resources would this colony bring to a union of the

colonies? (food, natural resources, labour force, etc.)
- PEI had good agricultural resources
- New Brunswick had industries for lumber, iron, coal and ship building
- Newfoundland had fish

Who are the important people from this colony? What important events
occurred here?
- Martin Butler
~ created shingles for roofs from discarded logs, which gave jobs to many
People
~ became a poet and a printer
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Presentation: How Was Canada West Changing?

Describe the geographical area (eg. cultural background, population,

geographic location)
- Farmland
- Lakes

What economic resources would this colony bring to a union of the

colonies? (food, natural resources, labour force, etc.)
- Wheat
- Grain
- Wool
- Flour

Who are the important people from this colony? What important events
occurred here?
- Fugitives
- Slaves
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Presentation: How did the French Majority Affect
Canada’s East?

Describe the geographical area (eg. cultural background, population,

geographic location)
- People left cities for jobs like agriculture
- Abundance of farmland
- Shortage of money ( an economic depression )

What economic resources would this colony bring to a union of the

colonies? (food, natural resources, labour force, etc.)
- Crops/food/agriculture ( carrot, wheat )
- Land
- Labour
- Inventors
- Man power
- Domestic animals (dairy)

Who are the important people from this colony? What important events
occurred here?
- Europeans manipulated the french, made them do things their way
- Seigneur: Landowner
- Strongman Joseph: Lumber was a growing industry.