Population & Settlement Project
Learn About New France & Lower Canada
Virtual Museum of New France Canadian Museum of Civilizations http://www.civilization.ca/virtual-museum-of-new-france/introduction/ Five main themes for the New France exhibition: colonies and empires, population, everyday life, economic activities and heritage. New France The Canadian Encyclopedia http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/new-france Provides extensive details about the history of New France. Seasons of New France Musée de la civilisation and the Virtual Museum of Canada http://podcastmcq.org/Nouvelle-France/index-en.html Explores the role of the Catholic church in the development of the religious, social, and economic institutions of New France. New France, New Horizons Library and Archives Canada http://www.champlain2004.org/html/exhibition.html Describes the adventure of New France, from the first voyages of discovery, to the end of the French Regime. Main themes: Departure, navigation, discovery, encounter, settlement, foundation, daily life, administration, trade, worship, warfare, and survival. Canadian Identity Canada History http://www.canadahistory.com/sections/eras/new%20france/Canadian%20Identity.html Learn about the emergence of French Canadian identity. A Century of New France: 1663-1763 Canadian Heritage Gallery http://www.canadianheritage.org/books/canada3.htm Explore colonial growth, imperial expansion, contending empires in war and peace, the life and heritage of New France and the British conquest of French Canada. The Cholera Epidemic of 1832 CBC http://www.cbc.ca/history/EPISCONTENTSE1EP7CH1PA5LE.html Provides account how the cholera epidemic of 1832 influenced the political sector. The Royal proclamation of 1763 & The Quebec Act of 1774 W.R. Wilson http://www.uppercanadahistory.ca/pp/ppa.html Provides detailed account of the two acts. Samuel de Champlain: The Foundation of Quebec, 1608 Canada History http://www.canadahistory.com/sections/documents/explorers/Champlain%20Quebec.html Samuel de Champlain's personal account of the founding of Quebec. Exploration: The Fur Trade and Hudson Bay Company Canadiana http://www.canadiana.ca/hbc/intro_e.html Explore role of fur trading companies in early Canada. Population & Settlement Bibliography Workshop Slides |