5.4: Britain's Victory: Change and Challenge
How did competition between Britain and France to control North America Shape Canada?
What challenges of coexistence among British, Canadiens and First Nations peoples did it lead to?
Vocabulary
retaliate - to get revenge
recover - to get back
secure - to get, to make sure of
scenario - a possible outcome
assimilate - to become part of a different culture
bicultural - giving official recognition to two cultures
Treaty of Paris
Now that the Seven Years' War had ended and the Treaty of Paris had been signed, the First Nations allies and the Canadiens were now unsure of their future. As part of the treaty, Britain guaranteed they would not retaliate against the French allies and the people of New France were allowed to continue to practice their religion.
Questions the First Nations and Francophones had:
How do you think the Francophone Catholic subjects and the Anglophone Protestant rulers would fit together?
What about the diverse people involved in the fur trade with New France?
What kind of society would Britain want to build? Who would belong to this society?
The Visit From Pontiac
Read "A Story from a Haudenosaunee Perspective" and "Who were Pontiac and Mineweweh?" on page 159 and 160.
Summarize the story into a list of events that took place as the Haudenosaunee looked to take over control of their land.
The Last Governor of New France
The last governor of New France was Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial. Once the British supply ships had arrived in Québec after the battle of Saint-Foy, Vaudreuil surrendered as he realized fighting was pointless. The people of his colony had already suffered many losses through the 3 months of shelling by the British and the more one thousand farms that had been burned along the St. Lawrence River.
Before leaving the Canadiens and their allies in the hands of the British, Vaudreuil took steps to protect them by negotiating terms that eventually ended up in the Treaty of Paris.
Once the king of France heard of the defeat, Vaudreuil was arrested upon arrival in France. He spent several weeks in prison.
Although Britain was now in charge of Québec, the Canadiens had to endure this new transition into the new land that was once a French colony.
Video Time
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What did Sir Winston Churchill dub the Seven Years War?
Who fought in Europe during the Seven Years war? Who was on what side?
What was the whole purpose of these wars in North America?
Who did the First Nations initially get along better with? Explain why.
Why did France and Britain battle for control of the caribbean?Who else joined the battle for control of the sugar colonies?
What was the biggest combaton of the war?
What was the ratio of men dying from war compared to men dying from disease?
What was taking place during the war in India?
What was the most notorious event that took place in India during the Seven Years War?
What did Roger Drake do that was a big mistake against the nawab Siraj-ud-daula?
What did nawab Siraj-ud-daula do in return?
What did Drake do when this happened?
.What happened to the survivors of the battle?
What was this room known as?
How many of the prisoners died?
What did the British tell the press? And why?
What colonies did the French keep in the signing of the Treaty of Paris?
Who did France sell Louisiana to in 1703?
What are the two biggests costs of war?
Who did the British think should pay for the expense of the war in the colonies?
How did they pay the bill?
What was the biggest loss to the British of the Seven Years War?
How much tea did the Americans drink a year?
Why do you think the British increased taxes on tea in America?
Why were the Americans angry over this?
Why did they feel they had no say in the tax decisions in London?
How did they avoid paying taxes?
What was the response of the Americans on the tax?
What did British customs commissioners do in Boston when looking for troops to help with tax enforcement?
What did the Americans do because of what one captain of a ship said?
How did Britain respond to the conflict in the colonies and what was it?
What facts were important related to the Proclamation of 1763? And how did they impact the British, French and First Nations
Who was Pontiac?
British: What did the British do in response the the rebellion of the colonies?
The Proclamation Line: What was the proclamation line and what did it separate?
How did this impact the colonists?
What did George Washington do after the Proclamation line was created?
Why did he purchase this land?
Who was the common enemy of the First Nations and the colonists?
Why did they both hate the British?