3. Immigration, ethnic groups, social and religious groups:
Beginning of the 1800s

4. British immigration
Cause: industrialisation in England = surplus of agricultural workers = moved to Upper & Lower Canada
: immigrants get off boats at the Port of Quebec City  most are Irish immigrants.
Consequences of this immigration:
French-Canadian population (Upper and Lower Canada) in 1800 = 80% de la population
French-Canadian population (Upper and Lower Canada) in 1840 = 50% de la population

10. British Immigration
Diversification of the population of Lower Canada
The « Townships» populated with English speakers – often protestant :
Eastern Townships
Outaouais region
Montreal and Quebec City
New problems: language, schooling, legal and political…

15. British Immigration Social Groups
Transformation of society  we really start to see wealthy men control society
Development of certain groups :
Buisness class (English) that control executive power
Professional classes (docters, lawyers, etc.) that want to control the assembly
‘shop owners’
Artisan workers

16. British Immigration Decline of Certain groups CONCLUSION :
seigneurs (decline of agriculture)
Clergy (influence on society is slowly taken by professional class) Les habitants (deviens vraiment pauvres)
CONCLUSION :
Old Values (agriculture, religion, French language) VS. new values (English economic development)