The British

By kpenenr

  • the population

    1763 there were about 60,000 to 70,000 French-speaking people, and less than 1,000 British in Quebec.

  • The Quebec Act

    was intended to reorganize the way these British territories were governed.

  • fighting

    fighting broke out between colonists and the British.

  • The british Surendered

    The British finally surrendered to the Americans

  • seperate colony

    Over 30,000 Loyalists settled in Nova Scotia, many of them in the western part of Nova Scotia, which became a separate colony called New Brunswick

  • Threat

    A threat to the two colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada occurred
  • Period: to

    Great Migration

    This period of greatest emigration from Britain, was known as the Great Migration

  • Rebellion

    Rebellion forced the British government to look carefully at how the colonies were governed and to bring in reforms.

  • rebellions

    rebellions in both Upper Canada and Lower Canada.

  • Violence broke

    violence broke out between the supporters of Papineau and the government.

  • changed its trade policies

    Britain changed its trade policies, and no longer gave preferences to its colonies.

  • The Great Famine

    a disastrous potato blight (disease) caused the Great Famine, sending huge numbers overseas, mainly to the USA, but also to Canada.

  • Lord Eligins acception.

    Lord Elgin accepted the decision of the assembly over the Rebellion Losses Bill in the face of opposition from the Chateau Clique, and so established the principle of responsible government.

  • looking at a better solution

    were very unstable, and politicians in both Canada East and Canada West were looking for a better solution.

  • Act of Union

    the Act of Union