North American Territories The American Colonies and Canada

Where? On this map, all the areas in pink Control of the northern parts of Canada (initially for trade), then later obtained French Canada as well Thirteen settlement colonies along the eastern coast of the middle of North America

The Thirteen Colonies Familiar story of the pilgrims leaving because of religious differences – Struggles – Indians In reality, territory was colonized for various reasons and with a determined plan – Different kinds of colonies – Trade concerns Other groups of people

Governing Structure Proprietary colonies Provincial colonies Charter colonies All colonies still subservient to the Crown Political participation – Advantages in colonies – Enabling rebellion?

Seeds of Revolution Role of the French and Indian War from Increased focus on exploiting the colonies for material gain Resented military presence in the colonies Rebels began their meetings to overthrow rule

The American Revolution Major battles – Lexington and Concord – Bunker Hill – Saratoga and Yorktown Peace – Treaty of Paris in 1783 End results – Loss of colonies in new United States – Concern about ability to maintain overseas colonies

Canada Originally not settled like the Thirteen Colonies Mostly used for profitable fur trade, and later for its plentiful timber Major land gains in Treaty of Paris of 1763 (French and Indian War) Finally turned attention to settling there

Problems with Settlement Previously French nature of the territory Established population of Europeans No government provisions Solutions to the problems

Canada as a Battleground in the 17 th Century American Revolution (technically 16 th century) War of 1812 Rebellions of – Ninety-two Resolutions – Lower Canada (Louis Joseph Papineau) – Upper Canada (William Lyon Mackenzie) Results of the rebellions

The Struggle to Unify Act of Union in 1840 – Goals – Provisions – Success? Dominion of Canada in 1867 – Reasons for confederation – More successful?

World Wars Canada still fell under the governance of the British Crown when the World Wars began World War I solidified relations between the countries in the end, though Canada had learned to be less deferential to British authority – Statute of Westminster in 1931 (importance) World War II: Canada’s noncommittal stance in adopting a position caused some problems for the British war effort – Reasons for hesitation – British aims for the use of Canada