1. Chapter 3: The Change of Empire (1760-1791)
New France after the Conquest ( )
The Province of Quebec in the British Empire ( )

2. New France after the Conquest (1760-1763)
British Military Rule
Reorganization of the Territory
Organization of the new British colony
The Canadiens' reaction to the Conquest
The Province of Quebec in the British Empire ( )
A time of concessions
Unrest of the 13 colonies and its consequences
Effects of the American Revolution on the Province of Quebec

3. Recap
French/English rivalry in North America over resources (fur trade) and expansion
Several wars between 1689 and 1760 with some border changes, but the one of the most consequence is the Seven Years’ War ( ) – the Conquest
New France falls under British control
Different priorities – France had to focus on protecting itself in Europe, Britain focusing on expanding its colonial empire
1755 deportation of the Acadians :10,000/13,000 deported elsewhere

4. Plains of Abraham
British attacked Quebec in September 1759 and won, Quebec surrenders.
Montreal surrenders in 1760 and New France is under British rule starting then
However, the Treaty of Paris, officially handing the colony over was not until 1763.

5. Video: Quebec politics, France vs. Britain

6. British Military Rule (p.138-139)
Transition period ( )
New mother country
Military rule: the administration of a country by military authorities.

7. Capitulation of New France
Signed in Montreal in 1760
Set conditions for surrender
French armies and militia have to surrender their weapons

8. Protected Rights of Canadiens
Ownership of property
Could not be deported
Free to practise Catholicism

9. Organization of Military Rule
General Amherst established military rule in 1760 which was to be continued until the peace treaty between France and Britain
Maintained administrative structures
Governments of Quebec City, Trois-Rivieres and Montreal

10. Organization of Military Rule
Governor positions go to British officers
Militia captains under French rule stay
Communication between Brits and population
Order in the parishes
Submit – Oath of Allegiance to King George III

11. Departures for France French soldiers and officers
Governor general and Intendant
Higher members of the Catholic Church
Approximately 4000 people returned to France in 1760 (of a total population of 85,000) and another 10,000 had died during the war

12. Concerns
The survival of the Catholic Church
Famine

13. Next Bam notes Worksheets (p. 9 & 10) covering p.138-139 in Panoramas
After this we will start “the reorganization of the territory”