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What happened in the fall of 1774? |
The 13 colonies asked the Canadiens to rally behind them against the English crown |
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What did they say? |
No |
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How did the 13 colonies retaliate? |
They invaded Quebec |
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What was Bishop Briand's stance? |
Don't join the insurgence |
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What did the Canadiens end up doing? |
A few hundred joined the rebels, most joined the British, some remained neutral. Merchants joined British for financial interest. |
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Who were the British lead by when they captured montreal? |
General Montgomery |
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Why did the colony end up returning to the king? |
Most rebels died of small pox and pneumonia, an english fleet arrived to rescue governor carleton |
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When did the US declare independence? |
On july 4th, 1776 |
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In the armed conflict that ensued, who aided the Americans? |
The Spanish and the French |
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What treaty made America independent? |
The Treaty of Paris |
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What conflict was ended by the Treaty of Versailles? |
The conflict between Britain, France and Spain |
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What was the territorial effect of the treaty of paris on quebec? |
boundries redrawn - canadiens have less space |
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What was the effect of the arrival of the loyalists? |
pushed for legislative assembly, british civil law |
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What concessions did Governor Haldimand make for the Loyalsits? |
put Habeas Corpus and trial by jury into place, and later instituted legislative assembly in 1791 |
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What happened to the lower class? |
Some climbed in society and achieved professional status |
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Why did the french learn english? |
To ensure political and financial standing in the colony |
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What happened to the Acadiens who had escaped deportation in 1775- 1762? |
Migrated back to the St. Lawrence valley |
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Did the colony change economically? |
no, still mercantilism |
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What happened to british merchants? |
They controlled most of the economy |
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what other company did hudson's bay dominate? |
The northwest company |
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What position did the french serve for the english merchants? |
voyageurs and intermediaries |
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What was the primary work for the colonists? |
agriculture (sold locally and exported to britain), fishing |
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Which church was established after the conquest? |
The anglican church |
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What was the religious situation from 1760-1791 |
religious buildings destroyed, no bishop until 1766, insufficient $ because no tithes, could no longer recruit new missionaries, no anglican diocese before 1793, |
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What was the social role of the church? |
administering schools and hospitals, first protestant school in 1766, |
