I. Trouble began after 1763; it climaxed in 1774.
A. The Seven Years War between France and Britain ended in 1763 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
B. Britain had gone into debt from the wars and was now trying to tax her colonies to pay off her debts. Through a series of acts, Britain angers the Thirteen Colonies.
C. In March of 1770, snowballs were thrown at a group of British soldiers. One of the soldiers was hit by the snowball and fired his musket. This shot caused others British soldiers to open fire as well killing five colonial civilians.
D. The colonies stopped taking imports from Britain.
E. Britain stopped all taxes except on tea.
F. Defiance exploded in the form of the Boston Tea Party (December 16, 1773).
1. In Boston, …show more content…
Nova Scotia gave them:
1. Land
2. Food
3. Money
C. New Brunswick was formed in 1784 from Loyalists.
D. Quebec also took Loyalists.
1. The governor of Quebec was buying land for the loyalists to settle on.
2. In the 1790’s, the Loyalists settled on the Niagara peninsula.
a. He allowed English Loyalists.
b. He allowed Native Loyalists (2,000).
i. Joseph Brant led the Iroquois. ii. He was probably a Christian. iii. He negotiated with the British iv. Chief John Deseronto was also a Christian and a native leader.
3. The Loyalists were extremely poor for many years.
II. The Constitutional Act of 1791 divided Upper and Lower Canada.
A. It split the province of Quebec in two parts:
1. Upper Canada – Ontario
2. Lower Canada – Quebec
B. Upper Canada was allowed to keep their civil and criminal laws. Lower Canada was allowed to keep their own land laws.
C. The head of the provinces is the Lieutenant Governor who would pick his own council.
1. Executive council – Advised the Lieutenant Governor
2. Legislative council – Present day Senate
D. The Legislative assembly was elected (Members of Provincial Parliament – MPP).
E. Because Lower Canada had the larger French population they had the following laws:
1. French civil laws (seigniorial
A. The Seven Years War between France and Britain ended in 1763 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
B. Britain had gone into debt from the wars and was now trying to tax her colonies to pay off her debts. Through a series of acts, Britain angers the Thirteen Colonies.
C. In March of 1770, snowballs were thrown at a group of British soldiers. One of the soldiers was hit by the snowball and fired his musket. This shot caused others British soldiers to open fire as well killing five colonial civilians.
D. The colonies stopped taking imports from Britain.
E. Britain stopped all taxes except on tea.
F. Defiance exploded in the form of the Boston Tea Party (December 16, 1773).
1. In Boston, …show more content…
Nova Scotia gave them:
1. Land
2. Food
3. Money
C. New Brunswick was formed in 1784 from Loyalists.
D. Quebec also took Loyalists.
1. The governor of Quebec was buying land for the loyalists to settle on.
2. In the 1790’s, the Loyalists settled on the Niagara peninsula.
a. He allowed English Loyalists.
b. He allowed Native Loyalists (2,000).
i. Joseph Brant led the Iroquois. ii. He was probably a Christian. iii. He negotiated with the British iv. Chief John Deseronto was also a Christian and a native leader.
3. The Loyalists were extremely poor for many years.
II. The Constitutional Act of 1791 divided Upper and Lower Canada.
A. It split the province of Quebec in two parts:
1. Upper Canada – Ontario
2. Lower Canada – Quebec
B. Upper Canada was allowed to keep their civil and criminal laws. Lower Canada was allowed to keep their own land laws.
C. The head of the provinces is the Lieutenant Governor who would pick his own council.
1. Executive council – Advised the Lieutenant Governor
2. Legislative council – Present day Senate
D. The Legislative assembly was elected (Members of Provincial Parliament – MPP).
E. Because Lower Canada had the larger French population they had the following laws:
1. French civil laws (seigniorial