How did a french majority affect canada east

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    Divided among all the children the plots of land would become smaller over the years after several generations. These small farms could hardly produce enough to support families.
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    How did a french majority affect canada east

    How did a french majority affect Canada east well lets start with Land ownership. The Papineaus sold and rented land to Canadian farmers. Many Canadian farmers rented land from the Papineaus or bought it with credits but could not make their regular payments as a result they had to give their land up to somebody or sell them back to the Papineaus for a small part of what they paid. This connects to abandoning farm life. When the parents in a farming family passed away, The land they farmed was d