1. Chapter 4: Lesson 4 What Economic Changes Occurred in Lower Canada at the Beginning of the 19 th Century?

2. Fur and Lumber After 1790s, __________________had a rapid decline 1770 – 1810 Lower Canada Fur Export fell from 76% to 9% The __________________enjoyed a huge success 1770 – 1810 Lower Canada Wood Exports increased from 15% to 74% Causes for ______________________: _________________________ _______________________ and southern Great Lakes Region – Competition with American merchants. __________________ in luxury items (furs) due to consecutive European Wars after the French Revolution.

3. Consequences of the _________________________ __________________ purchased by the __________________ (1821) Fur trade moves from Montreal to ports around Hudson Bay. Causes of the _______________________________ French Emperor Napoleon imposed a __________________ against Great Britain in 1806 – forcing them to get lumber from Lower Canada. ________________________ in Great Britain required a lot of wood. High tariffs were charged on __________________ in Great Britain.

4. Consequences of the rise of the lumber trade Work created for ______________________. (logging camps, saw mills, ship-building sites). A need for new skills (__________________, longshoremen, millers, __________________) The discovery of new regions (__________________, __________________) Creation of the __________________ (1817) by English Canadian Businessmen – First __________________.

5. Modernizing Transportation A series of __________________ were dug to connect __________________, the Great Lakes and the __________________: Lower Canada – __________________Canal (1825), __________________Canal (1833) Roadways were developed for the transport of __________________, __________________and __________________. In 1836, the first ______________________was build in Lower Canada. 22 KM long Connected La Prairie with St. Jean, just southeast of Montreal. Starting in 1809, __________________ navigated the waterways of Lower Canada. Canada’s first __________________– steam engine construction in Montreal.

6. The English Canadian Financial Bourgeoisie: 1791 – 1840 (Upper-middle class English Canadians of Lower Canada) James Mcgill (1744 – 1813) and John Molson (1763 – 1863) Economic ActivitiesGood WorksPolitical Actions Fur trade Real estate Lumber to Great Britain Left money and plot of land to build McGill University Elected representative for Montreal West (1792 and 1800) Executive Council 1793 Molson Brewery Steamboats between Montreal and Quebec City Financed construction of first Canadian railway line. Founded the General Hospital (first public hospital in Montreal) Founded The Royal Molson Theatre (first permanent theatre in Montreal) Elected representative for Montreal East from 1816 – 1820 Member of legislative in 1832. __________________

7. Workbook Assignment Please complete Pages 117 - 118