British Conquest of New France (P. 3-8)
ÃWar Over North America
Ãwhy did they want N.A.
XRich resource
Æ'©Cod-fishing (Newfoundland & Acadia)
Æ'©Fur Trade (St. Lawrence River)
ÃBritish vs. cut
XBritish has voluminous numbers of colonists
XFrench had few colonists
ÃOhio River Valley War
XMid-1700, resource-rich Ohio River Valley south of slap-up Lakes
Æ'©Fur-Trade
X1749, France claimed Valley
Æ'©Forts were constructed to block British
X1754, Fighting in Ohio Valley started
X1756, 7 yrs war start
Ã7 Yrs War
XFrench Strategy
Æ'©Decisive Victory in Europe
XBritish Strategy
Æ'©All-out repelling against French in North America
X1757, British controlled Ohio Valley
X1758, French guard at Louisbourg Fell
Æ'©Naval blockade & prolonged siege
ÃPlains of Abraham
X1759, 2 month siege, Quebec Falls
XBritish General James Wolfe defeats French General Louis-Joseph Montcalm
XSeptember 1760, French at Montreal surrendered
ÃEnd of 7 yrs
X1763, Treaty of Paris ends War
XNew France becomes British Empire
ÃQuebec Act
ÃAbout New France
XNot self-supporting
XDidnt attract lots of settlers
XCost more than it returned
X1750, some(prenominal) hundred settlers & Natives (65,000 European origin)
XThought of themselves as les Canadiens (ppl of Canada)
Æ'©RC, diction, laws and customs
ÃProclamation of 1763
XCreated Quebec Colony
Æ'© forces rule replaced by civilian gov.
XReceive English laws & pick out assembly
Æ'©Hoped it would draw English settlers
XProtection for Canadien way of life (traditional laws & RC) (Vague)
Ãregulator James Murray
XDidnt introduce elected assembly
Æ'©British Colonists wanted 2 elect reps., make own laws, shape culture of colony
XGive proponent to small group of British residents
ÃQuebec Act of 1774
XReasons for the Act
Æ'©1767, Sir Guy Carleton (1766-1770) feared American colonies revolting
*Needed loyal subjects in Quebec
Æ'©1770, tried to persuade British gov. to keep Quebec way of life
*They would never to be assimilated
*French laws, customs, language were guaranteed
Æ'©Seigneurs were kept...
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