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This 7 page paper examines the societal changes which occurred in nineteenth century Canada. French Canadians and Native Americans, in particular, experienced much change. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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French Canadians, those of British descent, and the indigenous peoples of the country. Those impacts are in many ways still evident today. What is clear, however, is that
the early years of this countrys history was definitively shaped by three specific forces. These forces are: 1. metropolitan politics, 2. frontier conditions, and 3.
transplanted social values. Canada, of course, was initially settled by the French. Not surprisingly, the society that initially developed there was very similar to that found in the old
country. From their initial arrival in Canada, the French diligently tried to instill Catholic and French values upon the country and the indigenous peoples that lived there. These
transplanted social values had many negative impacts. French interests, however, were eventually largely nullified by the British who largely came to dominate Canadian affairs. Although French-Canadians and Native
Americans are still very much a part of Canada, their roles their have radically changed from what they were originally. It is important to remember that what transpired in Canada
actually transpired much the same across the continent as a whole. The European colonization of this continent was nothing more than an invasion. This was not an unclaimed
and unused continent. Indeed, indigenous peoples not only lived here but rightfully claimed ownership. These people were not one people but they were a diversity of different cultural
groups with a diversity of languages and lifeways. There were some consistencies across these cultural groups but there were also many inconsistencies. Regardless of those inconsistencies these Native
peoples became collectively known as "Indians" and later by a variety of other terms such as Native Americans, American Indians or even First Peoples, according to the specific historical and
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