French Influence On Canada

For many decades, writers and authors have accused the American influence on Canada as one of the reasons why Canada is losing its heritage, with one major aspect being the game of hockey. The institutionalization of American Culture began to take root in Canada during the late 1920’s and 1930s as technological advances, specifically the invention of the radio, allowed Canadians to enjoy American entertainment. American stations were much more reliable than Canadian ones, causing American sporting stations such as NBC and CBS to become extremely popular in Canada (Gruneau et al, 1993). As Canada was becoming intertwined with the United States (U.S.), it was becoming less of a satellite of Britain, which made it tremendously difficult for Canada’s elite to protect British ideals such as self-improvement and participating in sport for the game’s sake. (Gruneau et al, 1993). In the early 1940’s, after the great depression forced many franchises to dismantle, the National Hockey League (NHL) was left with six teams, which made up the famous “original six.” At this time, America had a strong influence on the game, as four of the original six teams were based in the United States, and all of the players in league were paid in American dollars (Gruneau et al, 1993). By the early 1960’s, televised sports were emerging in North America, and NHL players were becoming mainstream stars. Inspired by this, along with the threat of the NHL losing its television contract to the Western

Have you ever thought about how similar and different New France was compared to Canada? Well, think about all these activities the people in New France had compared to what we do on a daily basis. For example, farming, hunting and gathering materials. We can do any of these activities today and we don’t do some of them. We farm today. We only hunt for pleasure and not to gather food because, we have grocery stores. We don’t need to gather materials because we have stores to buy materials.

Canada and the USA, two countries with a very close relationship. These two countries are so close that some tend to forget that some of Canada's citizens are even Canadian. Sometimes Americans who live in Canada are mistaken for Canadians even though they are not. There are many similarities between these two countries. Canada and The USA, but they are still some differences in their cultures, healthcare systems, and certain stereotypes.

English and French Canadians have had one of the most complicated and intriguing relationships throughout all of history. Even though they share the prosperous country of Canada, they could not be more divided as a nation. Factors such as language, culture and political beliefs have separated these two vast majority of Canadians for a very long time. Throughout the last century, French-English relations have slightly improved over time, yet there is still an unstable peace between the two peoples. This will be clearly demonstrated throughout this essay, which will explore three critical time periods that changed French-English relations in Canada. Between the years 1914 and 1929, relations amongst the English and the French are shown to be very unstable and unpleasant, due to the events which occurred in that timeframe. Later on between the years 1930 and 1945, relations improved slightly because much was learned from the previous time period. In the years after, the unstable peace and division between French and English Canada, even to this day, was established.

The French empire had a slow start in starting their expansion in the New World (Brands 20). It first started out with Giovanni da Verrazzano, then a failed attempt with Jacques Cartier in 1524, and finally a successful journey was made in 1608 by Samuel de Chaplain (Brands 20 & PowerPoint). With the cold weather, it was hard for the French who established themselves in Quebec (founded by Chaplain) to find enough animals with thick furs to supply the demand of furs. Instead of isolating, and eliminating the Native Americans like the English did, the French took a different approach. The French saw Native Americans as allies, starting the trading business of

England/Britain and France were involved in many epic struggles for imperial dominance in the colonial North America between c. 1600 and 1763. They had many ways that they had to shape early Canada to who it is today. Without these features the shaping of Canada would be completely different. It has shaped in ways which can be in from the fur trade and how it build up the relationships with the indigenous people and as well as Treaty of Utrecht and Paris.

Throughout the course of time, Quebec has transformed into a strong, stable country. Quebec City is the capital of Canada and Quebec is Canada's second most populous province. Quebec, a province in east-central Canada, is a predominantly French-speaking population, and the only one to have French as its sole provincial official language. This fact results in Canada having two official languages: French and English. With a multitude of available resources, large infrastructure, and stable economy, Quebec contains the ability to be a viable, healthy country, on its own. If Quebec was to gain independence, it would have various impacts on the remainder of Canada, the United States, and France. This independence would result in a loss of cultural diversity in Canada, a creation of new quota laws in the United States, and differences in communication and an increase in miscommunication between France, Canada, and Quebec.

Perhaps most profoundly, majoring in French has helped me in better understanding and respecting those who may be different from me. I have had the pleasure of building friendships with a lovely, diverse group of people, thanks to my French courses, the Francophone Student Association, and the Alliance française in the greater Indianapolis area. Studying abroad in Aix-en-Provence, France, this past summer also allowed me the opportunity to forge connections with Francophones across the world. The relationships I have built as a result of speaking French transcend the barriers that can so often divide us – whether it be race, nationality, age, gender, religious convictions, or political

Canada has been a strong nation since it was first formed in 1867. However, there are many things Canada has gained from its closest ally, the United States. America and Canada have been cooperating since before World War One, but it seems the two great nations are working together more everyday. America is a big country, and its presence is felt all throughout North America. Thus, Canada’s cultures and foreign policies have been largely impacted by the US.

Which group of people had the biggest influence on Canadian history Canadian has many nationality groups. They are influence Canada in many ways. But which group of people had the biggest influence on Canadian history. British had the biggest influence on Canadian history.

Since 1867, Canada has been attempting to become its own independent nation. Canada has been trying to achieve its freedom from external control and influence from the United Kingdom, and be rewarded with the right of self-government. Canadian leaders and heroes have been persistent on proving that Canada is capable of growing up and separating from its mother country, Britain. This sovereignty could bring Canada many opportunities, which she would have never come close to, as a colony of the British. Canada has dreamed of being able to make its own decisions, as a child would dream of becoming an adult. Over the years, Canada has proven this and become more autonomous through wars, treaties and its relationship with countries all over the

Colonialism has had a huge impact on Canadian history and not in a good way. Colonialism is acquiring control over another country, occupying it with settlers and exploiting it economically and in turn, is irreversibly changed. In 2009, prime minister Stephen Harper said that Canada has “no history of colonialism”(Camfield, para 1). This is far from the truth as people in Canada have suffered greatly from colonialism; and have been robbed of their land, culture, freedom, and

official languages ­ English and French. People that speak both of languages are about 17 %.

France has many interesting facts. This research paper will contain information about France and the geography, the many French languages, France’s native people, government, and France’s agriculture. This research paper will tell you about the mountain ranges in France and also about the French originated dialect and the native people who use it. It will even tell you about how the government runs in France and what the French farmers’ farm.

Canada is one of two countries located in North America and is the second largest country in the world. It is situated just north of the United States and constitutes the northern part of the country, excluding Alaska. Over the years Canada's culture has been influenced by European culture and traditions, mainly that of the French and British. Canadian culture has also been influenced by the countries' first people, the Aboriginals, as well as the newer immigrated population (Wikipedia, 2007). Canada consists of ten provinces and three northern territories, almost all of which are "rich in land and natural resources" (Bailey, par. 2). Canada is often referred to as a mosaic community because there is such a wide variety