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Dealing with the Different Groups
The Royal Proclamation of 1763
The British and the Thirteen Colonies
Quebec and the American Revolution
Odds and Ends
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Although you have conquered the French you have not yet conquered us. We are not your slaves
Who is Minweweh, chief of the Ojibwa?
100
The British wanted to make peace with this group to make Quebec secure.
Why were the First Nations people treated well under the Royal Proclamation of 1763?
100
They were located along the east coast of North America.
Where were the 13 colonies located?
100
It is called the Quebec Act of 1774.
What is the name of the act of parliament that improved conditions for the Quebecois?
100
Benedict Arnold
Who was known as both a hero and a villain, depending on your point of view?
200
The deliberate spreading of disease among an enemy population.
What is germ warfare?
200
One reason they didn't like it was because the boundaries of Quebec were limited to the region along the St. Lawrence River.
Why did the French not like the Royal Proclamation?
200
They grew crops such as cotton and rice.
What were some of the crops grown in the hot southern colonies?
200
Their territory extended from Labrador down to the Ohio Valley.
What were the new boundaries for the French?
200
Britain recognized American independence
What was the key detail of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
300
This approach involved treating the people harshly to show them that the British were in control.
What is the stick approach?
300
It is the branch of law that deals with landholding and private matters rather than with criminal acts.
What is English civil law?
300
it is called Maine.
What is the northernmost colony?
300
July 4, 1776
When did the Americans declare that the United States was an independent nation?
300
The Loyalists
What is the name of the group of colonists who wanted to remain loyal to Britain?
400
They wanted to retain their traditional way of life and involvement in the fur trade, to prevent more settlers from moving into the interior, and to keep control of the Ohio Valley
What did the First Nations people want the British to do for them in the 1760s?
400
It was replaced by the Quebec Act 11 years later to help satisfy the demands of other groups that were difficult to manage.
What replaced the Royal Proclamation and why was it necessary to do so?
400
They made the colonists pay a variety of taxes.
What did the British do to help raise money to pay for the Seven Years' War?
400
The Quebecois did not signal their immediate support.
How did the Quebecois respond when the Americans asked for support in their struggle for independence?
400
The Patriots
What is the name of the group of colonists who wanted to break away from Britain and become an independent nation?
500
They wanted to keep their French and Roman Catholic lifestyle and continue to have coureurs des bois extend their fur trade territory into the interior.
What did the Canadiens want the British to do for them?
500
The Royal Proclamation forced this group to move out of First Nations territory.
What happened to the Canadiens that were living in First Nations territory?
500
They disguised themselves as First nations people, boarded ships in Boston harbor and threw tea into the water.
What did the Americans do during the Boston Tea Party of 1773?
500
They were not keen to have settlers from Quebec entering their territory.
How did the First Nations people feel about larger boundaries for Quebec?
500
Canada and the United States
Which two nations were beginning to take shape in North America by 1783?