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This attempt to gain French loyalty was the final act that pushed the 13 colonists to revolt for their independence
What is the Québec Act?
These former 13 colonists moved to Upper Canada/the Province of Québec/The Maritimes to escape possible prosecution from the newly independent United States
Who were the Loyalists?
These people took control of the economic activity in the colony
Who were the English Merchants
This is the English Christian Church, which King George III demanded be established in the Province of Québec
This European country was given most of the land west of the newly acquired British territory.
This 1763 document is considered the first constitution of what would become Canada
The Royal Proclamation
This was a significant demographic consequence of Loyalists migration and led to an increased British influence in the colony
What was the English population growing (to 15%)?
The British crown had to bombard New France in order to take it over. This consequence cost them a lot of money!
What was rebuilding the colony?
The Catholic and Protestant churches both had roles in providing these services to their populations
What were education and healthcare?
These plots of land were the English version of a Seigneurie
What are Townships?
While not commonly known as the year of American independence, this 1783 document represented Britain's acknowledgment of American independence
What is the Treaty of Paris (2.0)
This eponymous rebellion was led by an Indigenous leader who led raids on many British forts. He (and others) did not want the British to gain control of the territory, as it would threaten their trade agreements with the French
What was Pontiac's revolt?
The British Crown, being in severe debt, implemented these set of laws, leading to increasing tension with the 13 Colonies
The Intolerable Acts
What was the Test Act?
These Peoples had land reserved for them under the Royal Proclamation, which was then greatly diminished by the Québec Act
Who are Indigenous Peoples?
This 1763 document made official Britain's victory against France in the 7-Years War
What is a Legislative Assmebly
These people were so unhappy with James Murray's concessions that they wrote a letter to the King to "redress the wrongs" he had committed.
What were Bishops?
This territory may be confusing if you're looking at a map and was inhabited mainly by Anglophone Protestants who wanted canals built for transporting merchant goods
What was Upper Canada?
This final constitution (of Chapter 3), signed in 1791, finally established a legitimate Legislative Assembly and created Upper & Lower Canada
What is the Constitutional Act (1791)
These educated and wealthy Canadiens demanded as legislative assembly after the American Revolution
Who were the Canadien Bourgeoisie
These two groups, while losing influence in the fur trade, still worked trade routes and contributed to hunting and trapping for furs.
Who were French and Indigenous fur traders?
Made popular by the American Revolution, this ideology (way of thought), which emphasizes individual equality and freedom, is still highly influential in today's society.
What is Liberalism?
This post-1791 territory was inhabited mainly by Francophones and Catholics and follow French civil law but British criminal law
What was Lower Canada?