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Governorship of James Murray
James Murray was a British soldier who was military and civilian governor of Quebec in 1760–68. Murray joined the British army in 1739 and served in the West Indies and Europe. He was sent to North America in 1757 as a lieutenant colonel during the Seven Years’ War. He commanded a brigade in 1758 during the successful British siege of Louisbourg. After the British captured the city, Murray was military governor. When the French surrendered in 1760, he became military governor of Quebec district. -
The Ohio Valley
The English who occupied the land of the 13 colonies were looking to expand west into First Nation territories, which included the Ohio Valley. The Ohio Valley was a sought out piece of land and was wanted by many. The Ohio Valley was claimed by the French and was turned over to the English in the Treaty of Paris. It affected the First Nations people, the English, and the French people. -
The Royal Proclamation
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War. -
Discontent in the 13 Colonies
n 1763, British power stretched from India to North America and the Caribbean, but the cost of creating the empire was high. Britain was facing an enormous postwar debt and already‐high taxes as well as the need to finance the administration of its newly acquired lands. The British expected the American colonies, which prospered during the Seven Years' War through lucrative military contracts despite additional taxes, to assume at least part of the financial burden. -
Pontiac’s Resistance
Pontiac's War was the most successful First Nations resistance to the European invasion in our history. Chief Pontiac and his army of First Nations warriors were fighting back against the English after they attempted to settle the Ohio Valley. The First Nations people were very successful in attacking the English intruders. It affected the First Nations people in the area and also the British and the people of the 13 colonies. -
The Quebec Act
the Quebec Act (An Act for making more effectual Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec in North America) revoked the Royal Proclamation of 1763. Contrary to the proclamation — which aimed to assimilate the French Canadian population — the Quebec Act was passed to gain the loyalty of the local French-speaking majority of the Province of Quebec. -
American War of Independence
In 1775 at the start of the American Revolution, rebel forces invaded Canada, occupying Montréal and attacking the town of Québec. American privateers also raided Atlantic ports, and revolutionary sympathizers in Nova Scotia attempted a rebellion in that colony. Although the rebel forces were defeated in Canada, the 13 American colonies won their war for independence from Britain, sparking another kind of invasion – a wave of Loyalist emigration that would change the make-up of Canada -
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Governorship of Guy Carleton
In 1782-83 he was commander in chief at New York, which he refused to evacuate until the loyalist refugees had been sent to safety, and he urged their reception in Québec and Nova Scotia. Lord Guy Carleton was largely responsible for the Quebec Act, which helped to preserve French laws and customs. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3 1783, concluded the American Revolution and established a boundary between the newly-independent American colonies and remaining British territories in North America. The agreement also gave the United States lands reserved for Aboriginal peoples through previous negotiations with Britain, betraying earlier treaties and alliances.
