POL214Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Canadian Identity, Report On The Affairs Of British North America, Expulsion Of The Acadians
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Federalism: overall government structure; division of power between central and regional governments. Federal government: top level of the government system. Confederation: the process of making a federal government. Territorial principle: quebec is seen as the center of french canada. Since most francophone live in quebec, quebec is french canada. Personality principle: french canadian identity is not limited to. You can have french canadian identity, regardless of where you live. If quebec is the center of french canada, implications such as the notion that quebec should have distinct society or special status will arise. Allowed canadians to keep possession of their land, on condition (swear allegiance to britain). In 1755, british began to deport acadians from acadia. Some compare the acadian expulsion to other ethnic cleansings. Britain wanted to take the land from the french settlers. Britain won the battle and took control of quebec"s government and economy. Britain wanted to but failed to assimilate the french.
