continuation of unit 3 (test feb 4) Flashcards

1
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when was the royal proclamation issued

A

a few months after signing the treaty of Paris (1763)

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2
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What territorial changes happened because of the royal proclamation

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  • part of what had been new France became Quebec

- all the territory to the west was called native territory

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3
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because of the royal proclamation what was abolished and what was created

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  • abolished military regime

- set up a civilian government

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4
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who held all the power in the colony during the royal proclamation

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the governor (he appointed a council to help him)

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5
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who was the first governor of Quebec

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James Murray

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6
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when James Murray came into power, what changed about the government

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  • a legislative assembly was created

- english civil and criminal law was enforced

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7
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why was James Murray given instructions

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to help him administer the colony in the right way

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8
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what were the instructions given to governor Murray

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  • english would be the language of administration
  • divide the land into townships instead of seigneuries
  • apply English civil and criminal law
  • establish Anglican church
  • construct a protestant church
  • promote immigration of Britains
  • impose test act
  • create a legislative assembly
  • new Catholic priests cannot come into the colony
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9
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what were the results of the British conquest for the Canadiens

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  • lived on the smaller territory
  • were subjects of the British
  • no more French people could immigrate
  • lived on seigneuries and framed the land
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10
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after the British conquest, where did English people work

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they ran businesses and administrated the town. lived in cities

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11
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what happened in 1761

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general Amherst put an end to certain native practices

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12
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what was one of the practices general Amherst ended

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it was forbidden to give weapons and alcohol to natives

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13
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what did the British want to do to natives

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to make them their subject (to be their “bosses”)

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14
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what years did Pontiacs revolt happen

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1763-1766

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15
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what was Pontiacs revolt

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natives did not want to lose their land to the British so some native nations formed a coalition to oppose the British

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16
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who led Pontiacs revolt

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war chief, Pontiac

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17
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why did the natives almost win the war against the British in 1763

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natives almost conquered the great lakes region and Ohio Valley, however, a series of defeats and smallpox weakened their army

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18
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regarding Pontiacs revolt, what happened in 1766

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pontiac agreed to sign a peace treaty to end their fighting

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19
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what was the purpose of the royal proclamation and Murrays instructions

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to assimilate the Canadiens into British society

20
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in 1763, who made up the majority of the population

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canadiens

21
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why was Governor Murray against the royal proclamation

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he found it unworkable. he did not think he can make the Canadiens adopt Protestantism and learn English

22
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instead of having the royal proclamation to assimilate the French, what did Murray do

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he wanted to show tolerance to the French so he made concessions towards them so they would be loyal to the British crown

23
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who did governor Murray want to ally with and why

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with the Catholic church because the clergy had an influence of the French

24
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because of Murrays concessions what was the reactions of the colonists

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not everyone was for the idea of concessions. they split into two parties; french party and British party

25
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what were the reactions of the French party

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was made up of administrators, military, and nobility, they supported the concessions

26
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what were the reactions of the British party

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was made up of merchants. did not agree with concessions. they wanted only English laws and to ban Catholicism

27
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what did the British party do in response to the concessions

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they made a petition to replace governor Murray

28
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who was Murray replaced by

A

guy Carleton

29
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what did Carleton do with Murrays pervious concessions

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he kept them because British immigration was low and birth rate of Canadiens was too high

30
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when was the Quebec act

A

1774

31
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why were the 13 colonies very upset with the British govt

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because there was only a constitution favorable to Canadiens

32
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what was the Quebec act a trigger of

A

the American revolution

33
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in 1770, what did Carleton do

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he petitioned to the king that the colony needed a new constitution

34
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why did Quebec need a new constitution

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  • assimilation policy would fail because Canadiens are attached to their culture
  • a constitution favorable to the Canadiens would help them stay loyal to the British
35
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because of the Quebec act what territorial changes happened

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  • enlarged the territory of Quebec
  • colony got lots of lands that used to belong to natives
  • merchants had control of great lakes region
36
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why were the 13 colonies upset after the Quebec act

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because they wanted the land that Quebec got

37
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after the Quebec act, what was the political organizations

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was similar to the royal proclamation. the only difference was the advisory council

38
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after the Quebec act, what the new justice system

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  • English criminal law was still in place

- french civil law was reinstituted

39
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after the Quebec act, what was the new religion laws

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  • Catholics were permitted not tolerated

- the clergy how to now collect tithe

40
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what were the reactions of the Canadiens to the Quebec act

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they were happy because the seigneurial system came back

41
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what were the reactions of the church to the Quebec act

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were happy because catholicism was allowed and the tithe was reinstated

42
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what were the reactions of the merchants to the Quebec act

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they were happy because the fur trading territory was expanded

43
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what were the reactions of the British party to the Quebec act

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they were unhappy, they wanted assimilation and there was still no legislative assembly

44
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what were the reactions of the 13 colonies to the Quebec act

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they were upset because ;

  • concessions were made to Catholics
  • no legislative assembly
  • no English civil law
  • were prevented from settling in fur-rich
45
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After the Quebec act what was the test act replaced with

A

Oath of allegiance

46
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Hat were the reaction sod the peasant to the Quebec act

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Happy that it recognized Catholicism but unhappy about tithe ans seigneurial system