the transformation of colonial society from 1760-1791

Question 1

who was the majority of the population in 1763

Answer 1

canadiens, they remained the majority

Question 2

who settled in the colony in 1760

Answer 2

british merchants and servants

Question 3

when did British people finally start immigrating to the colony

Answer 3

after the American Revolution

Question 4

how did Acadians escape deportation

Answer 4

by going to Montreal and Quebec

Question 5

in the later 1700 who was the majority of the population

Answer 5

canadiens

Question 6

in the later 1700 who was the minority of the population

Answer 6

british colonists and natives

Question 7

after the British conquest, what was the economy mainly based off of

Answer 7

fishing, fur, and agriculture

Question 8

who controlled most of the trading after the British conquest

Answer 8

british

Question 9

what were the jobs of the Canadiens in the fur trade

Answer 9

they worked as intermediaries and voyageurs in the fur trade

Question 10

what were the two companies fighting over the fur trade

Answer 10

Hudson bay company and northwest company

Question 11

what were natives jobs in the fur trade

Answer 11

to trap and kill the animals

Question 12

what were coureur de bois jobs in the fur trade

Answer 12

french adventurers and killed animals

Question 13

what were voyageurs jobs in the fur trade

Answer 13

transport furs to mtl in canoes

Question 14

what were merchants jobs in the fur trade

Answer 14

sold furs in MTL

Question 15

what were company owners jobs in the fur trade

Answer 15

sent furs overseas

Question 16

what kind of activity did inhabitants work in

Answer 16

agriculture

Question 17

what was the most important crop

Answer 17

wheat

Question 18

what did Canadiens do with their wheat surplus

Answer 18

sold them to British markets

Question 19

how did agriculture help colonial families

Answer 19

they received money from it, however, most crops were sold in local markets

Question 20

what happened to the fishing posts in Saint Laurent river

Answer 20

they were destroyed by wolfes army in 1758

Question 21

what did french fisherman do

Answer 21

french still had fishing rights but the British had control. french fisherman worked for British

Question 22

what was religion in the colony after the British conquest

Answer 22

Anglican church and Catholic church coexisted

Question 23

why did Catholic church ally with British

Answer 23

they would be able to maintain their social role

Question 24

After the British conquest what happens to the population

Answer 24

It remained high, natural increase helped it grow

Question 25

How did the British population grow

Answer 25

Because of the arrival of the loyalists

Question 26

What policy did Great Britain use in regards to the fire trade

Answer 26

Mercantilist policy. Mother country used the colony’s raw materials to manufacture goods

Question 27

After the British conquest who had control of the fur trade

Answer 27

British

Question 28

Where was fishing concentrated before the conquest

Answer 28

Saint Laurent river

Question 29

Father the British conquest who took over fisheries

Answer 29

British took over. They dried and exported cod to Europe, West Indies ans South America