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Huronia Destroyed
Weakened by disease and cultural interference by the French, the Huron Nation was finally destroyed by the Iroquois. in 1649 the last Huron band left Gahoendoe for the mainland and were killed. -
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1713 to 1840
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The first French Settlement
The village of ville Marie was the first french settle ment in what is now Montreal. It was founded in 1642, and served as religious mission and fur trading centre -
The seven years
The seven years War was the climax of fighting between the British and The French. It was fought all over the world. In north Amercia, the war got going seriously in 1758. in that year, the British captured Louisberg and destroyed the fortress. The St. Lawrence River now lay open to British invasion. -
The British Fleet in Action
As the fleet sailed in single file up the St. Lawrence in June it stretched a distance of more than 150 kilometers. The fleet anchored near Ile D Orleans, Just down river from Quebec. Now General Wolfe had to dicide where to attack. The cliffs at the edge of the river are every steep, and Quebec sat at the top. It would be a very dificult place to attack. Wolfe considered the possibilities. -
The British fleet
In the Sping of 1759, General Jame Wolfe led a campaign to capture Quebec. in the Spring , he sailed for Britain with a massive force consisting of :22 gun ships :27 frigates :80 transport ships :55 smaller ships :9000 soilders :18 000 sailors :2000 cannons :40 000 cannon balls -
an ally of french
An ally of the French, Ottawa chief Obwandiyag, the English called Pontiac, began a series of invades against English forts. The attempt to drive the English away from the area killing both soldiers and settlers. -
The thin red Line AKA General Wolfes Death
When the lines were about 40 metres apart, Wolfe orderd his front line to fire. The British troops were fresh and close together Their shots were deadly. The front lines knelt to reload, and Wolfe Orderd the second line to fire. the second line knelt to reload, and the third line fired. then the first line stood up and fired again every 20 seconds, one of the British lines fired. The french were cut to pieces Wolfe and Mountcalm were both killed in the battle of the plains of Abraham. -
the quebc act
The Quebec Act was passed (effective May 1, 1775); it established French civil law, British criminal law, freedom of worship for Roman Catholics and government by appointed council. It extended the boundaries of the province to the Ohio Valley. -
Selkirk's Red River Grant
The HBC gave an area of 185 000 km² to Lord Selkirk for formation of a colony at Red River. His first settlers arrived in the summer of 1812. Despite tribulations the settlement grew into the first European colony in the North-West. . Related Items
