In “The Conquered and the Conqueror: The Mutual Adaptation of the Canadiens and the British in Quebec, 1759-1775”, Donald Fyson gives the reader a view into the political and legal state Canadiens (people from Quebec) were placed in after the conquest of the British. There is almost an idea that these two separate colonies would come together and form a single “distinct society” in Quebec. Although, this is not necessarily the case since much was needed to be done before a society could be formed where everyone lives as harmoniously as possible. In order for both societies to work together there must be “mutual adaptation”, i.e. compromise. Moreover, while many historians portrayed the period of 1759-1775 as either a time of sorrow for the
