Category: Socials 9

Victorian Era

Continuity:

‘While immigrants had more opportunities in British North America, life was still hard and disappointing’

I chose this idea, and categorized it under continuity, since when immigrants where coming to British North America in the Victorian Era, they were having trouble adapting to the new environment and were finding it hard to rebuild their life, even though they had way more opportunities than before. This is very similar how immigrants feel about coming to a different country modern day, such as Canada, since even though they have much more opportunities, there are still various struggles that they face when they come to another country. Problems such as language barriers, finding a decent job, and restarting their life are still common and difficult to achieve for immigrants, and it can be very disappointing when your expectations of starting a new life aren’t the same as the realities.

Change:

‘The invention of the steamboat aided more worldwide travel (decreased travel time from 5 weeks to 2 weeks)’

I chose this idea, and categorized it under change, since in the Victorian Era one of the best transportation options were steam boats since it only took around 2 weeks for worldwide travel. However, modern day transportation has become more advanced and instead of taking 2 weeks to travel to a place worldwide, it can take up to a day or two. Airplanes were invented after the Victorian Era, and we use them consistently when traveling to a location that is very far away, since they allow us to travel more efficiently, as well as ships that are built for sightseeing and travel. Transportation has developed greatly overtime and we have benefitted significantly from it since we can save an abundance of time.

 

Governing Quebec

As a British official, I realize there are many alternatives to governing Quebec. I have chosen the policy of assimilation to ensure the colony is properly run. One reason why I made this decision was since it would increase the size of the British population in Quebec. When we convert these Canadiens and Native Americans to our way of life, religion, and culture, they become closer to the British, and I will make it a requirement that every British citizen in Quebec must assist in defending Quebec in the act of war. Another reason why I want to assimilate the French and the Native Americans is because then they can learn our language, and inform us useful information about the land. They could help us adjust easier to this new land we inhabit, and can teach us what they have learned from living here for years. Assimilation also seemed like the most reasonable, and least costly way to deal with the large amount of French and Native Americans in Quebec. Deportation wastes too much time that we could be using to adapt and build to Quebec. Maintaining the status-quo means that I wouldn’t have full control over all of Quebec, and who knows what chaos could come up in the streets due to different languages and religions coming together. Isolation means I would have no control over the French and the Native Americans, and it would be too much work to try to maintain three different religions, cultures, and language. As I have outlined above, I believe the best policy for governing Quebec is assimilation.  This will ensure that the colony will remain under British control and provide wealth for our glorious country.