Portrait of the territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs"...
The territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs"... of Lower Canada extended from south of Montréal to north of Lac Saint-Jean. The majority of its populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group... lived along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, which was a route that led to the interior of the continent.
This great waterway in the centre of the territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs"... branched out into numerous channels and made travelling easier while encouraging tradeTrade is when we buy, sell, or just exchange goods (things, foods, etc.) or services (helping.... At the time, most people farmed for a living. They cultivated the fertileadjectif pour dire qu’un sol est bon pour l’agriculture. land and then sold their surplus at the market. The relief of the territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs"..., with its plains, made it good for farming. To earn more money, other people became lumberjacks in the winter and cut wood in the huge forests.
Seigneuries and townships
New territories were being colonized with the arrival of the English. Those who arrived from the United States were called Loyalists; they mainly settled in the Eastern Townships region. In the French traditionTradition- A tradition is something that has been done in a community or a culture over..., land was divided into seigneuries. But among the English, land was divided into Townships. Land in the Townships was divided into squares, giving the territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs"... a checkered appearance.
The territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs"... of Lower Canada therefore became a mix of French and English culture, with seigneuries all along the St. Lawrence River and Townships further to the south near the U.S. border. Not everyone lived in the countryside, however. There were also towns like Québec City, Montréal and Trois-Rivières.
See also
- SMARTBoard tools Cycle 3 on Government — Making of a Country
- Traces of the past:
