Population1763 1 The general composition of the population A 65 000 inhabitants B Mainly Canadien C Some Amerindians and a small black population some were slaves Economy 17631800 Fur Trade The economy is still based on furs Still the main source for immigration ID: 499457
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The British Regime II: 1763-1791Slide2
Population-1763
1. The general composition of the population:
A) 65 000 inhabitants.
B) Mainly
Canadien
C) Some Amerindians and a small black population (some were slaves)Slide3
Economy: 1763-1800
Fur Trade: The economy is still based on furs. Still the main source for immigration.
1. Changes after the Conquest:
A) French fur trade merchants are replaced by British ones
B( Territory expands Northwest and now includes areas around the Hudson’s Bay and the Great Lakes.
C) New fur trade companies: Hudson’s Bay Company, Northwest Company
D) More trading posts develop.
E) Resource (animals) is eventually EXHAUSTED (not enough).Slide4
Causes of the Quebec ActSlide5
1. James Murray (British)
A) 1760: Military governor of Quebec
1763: Governor of Quebec
B) He is VERY unique because he
did not like
Royal Proclamation, even though he was British.
C) He supported the
habitants
farmers.Slide6
1. James Murray
D) He
encouraged
French Canadian traditions, legal rights and customs.
E) He was essentially kicked out of Quebec for trying to promote his ideas.
F) His ideas were eventually addressed in the Quebec Act in 1774, even though he died in 1766. Slide7
2. The American Revolution ( 1776-1783)
A) The
Thirteen (American) colonies wanted independence from Britain.
B) Influenced by the NEW idea of
LIBERALISM
, a
war (revolution) began, and the American
’
s won!Slide8
3. The Loyalists
A) Just
like with anything, not everyone was in favor with the revolution.
B) The American Revolution caused a new group of immigrants to settle in Upper Canada and New Brunswick.
C) The
Loyalists were: The American people that were still
loyal
to the British
.
D) British North America was the most logical place for them to settle since they were still a British colony, and it was much closer than going all the way back to Britain.Slide9
4. Impact
of the
American
Revolution
a) The
British
REALLY
did not want another revolution in one of their
colonies.
b) They
were afraid that the people in the Province of Quebec would rebel.Slide10
Question:
Why would the French people in Quebec rebel against the British?Slide11
Quebec Act: 1774
1.
Goal
: Accommodate or Appease (be nice) the French Canadians
Question: What
would make the British want to ACCOMMODATE or APPEASE the French Canadians?Slide12
2. What
did it do?
A) Territory
got bigger
.Slide13
2. What did it do?
B) French
civil laws came back.
C)
Seigneurial
rights came back.
D) Test
Act is abolished, so Roman Catholics could take public posts
. (Catholic Church gets its power back)