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Expulsion of The Acadians
The Expulsion of the Acadians. The British found 300 armed Acadians defending the fort. This meant to the British that all Acadians were disloyal. The British sent about 10 000 Acadians spread out to the 13 Colonies and other distant lands. -
Invasion of The Ohio Valley
For a few years, the French, Canadian Mohawks, Ojibwa, and other First Nations successfully fought the British. They kept the British at the Ohio Valley. -
The British Capture Louisbourg
In the spring of 1758, the British collected a huge force of warships and troops. The British fleet blocked the harbour. They settled in for a long seige. -
The Battle For Quebec
The next spring in 1759, Major-General James Wolfe led a fleet up the St.lawrence River. He had 200 ships carrying 9 000 soldiers and 18 000 sailors. The battle for Qebec lasted over three months. The French commander, Marquis de Montcalm had 16 000 troops and a stone fortress protcting them. If Montcalm could last until winter, the British fleet would have to retreat before the water froze. -
The Battle of The Plains of Abraham
Wolfe and his troops made their way up to the field known as the Plains of Abraham. Throughout the night, the British army was placed on the Plains of Abraham. in the morning, the French saw the Brirish army waiting for them. The reinforcments had not arrived fro Montcalm. Montcalm lead his troops out onto the Plains of Abraham. A battle insued. The French fled the scene. After all the battling, 1 300 soldeirs died. -
French Surrender at Montreal, New France Passed Into British Hands
In 1760, the French surrendered at Montreal and New France was passed into British hands. -
French and British Sign a Treaty For Peace
The French and British sign a peace treaty that gave the British most part of North America. -
Treaty of Paris
France gave up any claim to Quebec or any other part of North America. In return, France got two sugar-producing islands in Caribean. The only parts of New France in French possesion were the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. -
British Try to Assimilate the Canadiens
Assimilating the Canadiens would mean that they would have to be more like the British. -
The Royal Proclamation
The Royal Proclamation was signed by King George III of England which laid out the British government's plans for the colony. This attracted Anglophones to Quebec because British laws were established. Some terms of the Royal Proclamation were:
-Quebec became much smaller.
-The interior was set aside for the First Nations people.
-Civil government replaced Military government. -
Pontiac And The Odawa Lay Seige
Pontiac, the leader of the Odawa nation, convinced several Frst Nations to join together to drive the British out of the Ohio Valley. In May 1763, Pontiac and his allies laid seige to the British fort at Detroit. -
The Quebec Act
The Canadiens would not be "made" into British people. They had created such a strong identity in society. They recognized that the Canadiens rights had been taken away by the Proclamation. So in 1774, the British passed a law for new plans for the colony. Some terms were:
-Quebec was its original size
-Catholics were given religion rights, and were able to hold government jobs.
