The Change of Empire: New France after the Conquest

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The Change of EmpireNew France after the
Conquest

• 1760-1763

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Vocabulary

• Assimilation The process whereby a people adopts
  the culture of another people
• Constitution A collection of fundamental laws
  that regulate the relationship between the
  members of society and those that govern it.
• Ordinance A decision or a measure taken by the
  governor that has the force of law.
• Legislative Assembly A collection of people
  elected by a part of the population in order to
  represent it in government.

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Military rule (1760-1763)

• The British took control of New France and placed
  it under military rule.
• The Treaty of Paris (1763) makes Great Britains
  conquest official and reorganizes the territory
  on North America.
• Aboriginal people rose up against the British
  led by Chief Pontiac. In 1766, Pontiac signed a
  peace treaty with Great Britain.

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The Royal Proclamation (1763)

• Instead of New France, there is the new Province
  of Quebec which is mainly the St. Lawrence
  Valley.
• British Civil and Criminal law are imposed. A
  different system than the Canadiens are used to.
• The power was in the hand of the British
  governor.

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Assimilation

• The British try to assimilate the Canadiens by
  having them
• Adopt the English language and British culture
• Adopt the Protestant religion and education
• Imposing the Test Act for those who wanted to
  work in the British administration
• Favouring British immigration
• Distributing land in townships, not seigneuries

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The effects of the Conquest on the Canadiens

• Most Canadiens try to overcome their distrust of
  the British. Most of the nobility left to go back
  to France and most peasants wanted to get back to
  farming.
• The Catholic priests in Quebec tried to convince
  Canadiens to accept the British as their rulers.
  The Church does this mainly to protect their own
  position of power in Quebec.
• The economic engine of Quebec was still the fur
  trade. Canadiens not involved in the fur trade
  return to their seigneuries to farm.

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Quebec City after the Conquest
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Quebec City after the Conquest
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Seigneury Château-Richer near Quebec City
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Château-Richer