unit 3 - the conquest and change of empire Flashcards
who won the war of conquest
british
french surrendered, however, they created conditions to their surrender, what was this called
article of capitulation
what were points from the article of capitulation
- french soldiers had to put down their arms
- french were allowed to return to France
- french were allowed to practice Catholicism
- french were allowed to speak their language
- french were not deported and allowed to keep their property
- french were allowed to keep their laws and traditions
- church tax was abolished
when was the article of capitulation established
1763
what is a military regime
provisional government that was set up until a formal peace was signed in Europe
when was the treaty of Paris signed
1763
what was the purpose of the treaty of Paris
ended the seven-year war and made great Britains win official. france gave new- France to Britain.
when was the royal proclamation?
issued a few months after the treaty of Paris, 1763
when was Quebec the smallest
during the royal proclamation
why did the British gvt wanna keep the British and natives separate
because of growing tensions
what did the royal proclamation change
- abolished the military regime and set up a civilian government
- English criminal law and civil law was in place
who was the first governor general 1763
james Murray
what was the role of the governor general
held all the power. appointed a 12 member council to help him
what did George III do to help the governor general
sent instructions to him on how to administer the colony
what were the instructions sent from George to James Murray
- english would be the language of administration
- apply English civil and criminal law
- establish Anglican church
- impose test act
- build a protestant school
what is the test act
an oath the Canadians had to swear if they wanted to work in the British administration
what were the results of the British conquest
- canadians lived in the smaller territory
- canadians were subjects of the British
- no more immigrants can come from France
what did most French Canadians do
they lived on the seigneuries and farmed the land
what did most English Canadians do
worked in business and administering towns
what did the military regime abolish
royal government
what were the new measures for the Canadians under the military regime
- French militaries had to lay down their weapons
- had to swear to an oath of allegiance
- French criminal law was abolished
what were the retained rights for the Canadians under the military regime
- could continue to their own land and property
- could practice Catholicism
- French institutions were kept
- The French language was kept as the language of administration
because of the trey of Paris, what territories did France lose
- all territory in North America
- except for islands of St Pierre and Miquelon
what territorial changes happened because if the royal proclamation
parts of new France became Quebec
all land to the west was called native territory
in regards to the government, what did the royal proclamation promise
promised to create a legislative assembly at a later date
in 1761 what did general Amherst do in relation to natives
put an end to certain native practices. British subjects wanted to subjicate the natives
