WEE Definitions
Empire
W: an empire is a group of colonies or small states
E: they are controlled by a single country
E: The French Empire
why were they exploring
1. looking for new trade routes
2. to find new sources such as gold, silver and spices
3. spread Christianity to different countriesBlack Loyalist Backstory
people of African descent who sided with the Loyalists during the American Rev. War.
They came because they were promised land grants and farms with animals but they were not given it.
Treaty of Paris 2
1815
Bartering
E: Involves the provision of one good by 1 party in return for another good
E: He often bartered a meal for a drawing
Why did the White Loyalists come?
1. they wanted to remain with Britian
2. Fleeing persecution by the Victorious revolutionaries
The Quebec Act
1774
leading up to the 7 years war, the British strengths were...
They had a very strong army
Coureur de Bois
W: French Fur traders who integrated into the FN communities
E: Travelled into the wilderness and adapted into FN ways
How did the white loyalists settle?
1. in NS, NB, PEI, Ontario and Quebec
2. Given land grants of 200 acres per man
3. recieved their first substanial white english speaking settlement.
Treaty of Paris
1783
Merchantilism
W: a form of economic nationalism that sought to increase the prosperity + power of a nation through restrictive trade
E: to increase the supply of a states gold and silver with exports
who did they mace contact with
They encountered Aboriginal Nations
Where did the Black Loyalists go?
1. 3 000 black loyalists departed New York in 81 ships heading to Nova Scotia
2. After the war, half of the BL in NS, nearly 1 200, departed the country and moved permanently to Sierra Leone.
The Constitution Act
1719
Filles de Roi
W: Woman who were unmarried or orphaned
E: Brought to New France to populate the country
E: Lucy came to New France beacsue she needed to have many babies
What were the white loyalists hardships?
1. Property could be confiscated because they were considered traders
2. Women left their communities to join the refugee camps with their husbands
The Royal Proclamtion
1763