1. BRITISH RULE IN QUEBEC

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

4. Britannia rules the waves

5. …and the land??

6. Plains of Abraham…1759

7. Write down what you see

8. What event is this?

10. Death of Wolfe

11. The Death of Montcalm

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

16. 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.

18. Royal Proclamation 1763

19. Royal Proclamation Governor Murray 1763

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. Boundaries after conquest

24. Sir Guy Carleton

25. The American RevolutionNO
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26. 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

27. 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

28. Boston Tea Party 1773

32. The Quebec Act 1774

34. 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

36. American Invasion of Canada 1775

37. 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.

40. 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.

41. Loyalists arrive in Canada
1775

44. Treaty of Paris 1783

45. Who are these guys??

48. 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