BRITISH RULE IN QUEBEC

Conquest of New France Plains of Abraham 1759 Articles of Capitulation Quebec City Articles of Capitulation Montreal Military Government 1760-1763 Treaty of Paris 1763 Royal Proclamation 1763

Britannia rules the waves

…and the land??

Plains of Abraham…1759

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Death of Wolfe

The Death of Montcalm

Reasons for French defeat Limited economy;solely based on furs British naval superiority Population size v.s. territory Centralized government

Articles of Capitulation Military Government French allowed to keep property French allowed religious freedom French law and customs permitted French elite forced to leave Elite included: Nobility, officers,merchants,administrators.

Royal Proclamation 1763

Royal Proclamation Governor Murray 1763

Royal Proclamation 1763 Was intended to replace French laws with English Laws Established Protestant churches and schools Freedom of religion continued Territory significantly reduced Civilian government established Test Act passed requiring oath of allegiance to Great Britain

James Murray 1st British governor of Quebec 1763-1766 Realized Royal Proclamation would be impossible to implement in Quebec Only a tiny portion of the population was English and Protestant Tried to be conciliatory with French population. Allowed a new Catholic Bishop to be named

Murray cont…. Refused to convene assembly because it favoured the English population, specifically English merchants Allowed French law to be used in lower courts Merchants complained to London and had Murray replaced by Carleton Carleton essentially continued Murray’s policies

Boundaries after conquest

Sir Guy Carleton 1766-1778

The American Revolution NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION

Causes of the American Revolution Britain enforced discriminatory laws such as the Navigation Act which forced the colonies to trade only with Great Britain Mercantilism Britain taxed unfairly Royal Proclamation and creation of Indian Territories

Causes cont…… The Stamp Act which taxed official documents Large military presence The Boston Massacre, 3 Americans killed Closing of Boston Harbour Appeasement of French Canadians through the Quebec Act

Boston Tea Party 1773

The Quebec Act 1774

Quebec Act 1774 Passed to appease French Canadians and discourage them from supporting American Revolution Enlarged territory of Quebec to include Ohio Valley and constrain growth of United States Repealed Test Act. Catholic Church tithe was reinstated French Civil law and British Criminal law

American Invasion of Canada 1775

American invasion of Canada Attempt by Americans to implicate French Canadians in revolt against Britain U.S. forces moved north from Boston along the coast and up Lake Champlain then via the Richelieu, through St.Jean, to attack Quebec. The attack, at first successful, was repelled and the American forces were driven off.

Loyalists arrive in Canada 1775 Loyalists begin to arrive in Canada due to persecution in 13 colonies Approximately 6000 settled in Quebec These were people loyal to the British crown. Rebel victories forced them to emigrate north to Canada. They settled in Ontario and various places in Quebec, including present day Eastern Townships.

Loyalists arrive in Canada 1775

Treaty of Paris 1783

Who are these guys??

Constitutional Act 1791 Established Upper and Lower Canada Entrenched rights for the Loyalists Established representative assemblies Was a small step towards responsible government Due in part to arrival of loyalists Tithe and Seigneurial system restored French free to hold public office