What do you do with Quebec?

Of all of the options open to the British, they chose to enforce their own culture, religion, language and laws which included: A ban on settlement in the Ohio Valley and Mississippi Valleys (settlers had to have licences to enter lands set aside for Native Peoples ) “METHINKS I WAS ENAMORED OF AN ASS[IMILATION]” –SHAKESPEARE (SORT OF)

Of all of the options open to the British, they chose to enforce their own culture, religion, language and laws which included: A ban on settlement in the Ohio Valley and Mississippi Valleys (settlers had to have licences to enter lands set aside for Native Peoples ) French language was allowed to continue “METHINKS I WAS ENAMORED OF AN ASS[IMILATION]” –SHAKESPEARE (SORT OF)

Of all of the options open to the British, they chose to enforce their own culture, religion, language and laws which included: A ban on settlement in the Ohio Valley and Mississippi Valleys (settlers had to have licences to enter lands set aside for Native Peoples ) French language was allowed to continue Although the Roman Catholic Religion was allowed to continue, Protestantism was promoted “METHINKS I WAS ENAMORED OF AN ASS[IMILATION]” –SHAKESPEARE (SORT OF)

Of all of the options open to the British, they chose to enforce their own culture, religion, language and laws which included: A ban on settlement in the Ohio Valley and Mississippi Valleys (settlers had to have licences to enter lands set aside for Native Peoples ) French language was allowed to continue Although the Roman Catholic Religion was allowed to continue, Protestantism was promoted British Laws and court system imposed (French civil laws retained for property disputes) “METHINKS I WAS ENAMORED OF AN ASS[IMILATION]” –SHAKESPEARE (SORT OF)

Of all of the options open to the British, they chose to enforce their own culture, religion, language and laws which included: A ban on settlement in the Ohio Valley and Mississippi Valleys (settlers had to have licences to enter lands set aside for Native Peoples ) French language was allowed to continue Although the Roman Catholic Religion was allowed to continue, Protestantism was promoted British Laws and court system imposed (French civil laws retained for property disputes) An appointed British Governor and Executive Council to be followed later by an elected Legislative Assembly (as soon as there were enough British, non Roman Catholics to warrant it) “METHINKS I WAS ENAMORED BY AN ASS[IMILATION]” –SHAKEPEARE (SORT OF)

GOVERNOR JAMES MURRAY It was Murray’s job to make this work but he had the freedom to interpret the proclamation (as its creators were in England) He grew to like and respect the Canadiens, especially the clergy and seigneurs: He never called the Legislative Assembly. He co-operated with the Roman Catholic Church believing it was key to their loyalty. But his concession to them ticked off the British Merchants

HE WAS RECALLED “Cheerio!”

Guy Carleton was sent to replace Murray in He too saw that the success in Quebec relied on the the loyalty of the Canadiens. He too became friends with the seigneurs and the clergy. And he encouraged the British government to allow the French to keep their system of laws and RC religion. WHAT A GUY

The hope that the members of Britain’s 13 Colonies would move north and start to inhabit Quebec weren’t working out. They were moving west instead. Turns out they were having disagreements about being British. George Washington at Yorktown. AND BESIDES

Biculturalism: two cultures exist side by side in the same country. Eleven years later Britain would accept the advice of Murray and Carleton and go with biculturalism … something we’re still trying to figure out today. The French language was allowed to continue (as it still does) The RC Church was allowed to continue (and even to collect church taxes …tithes) Government stayed as it was except now RCs could now hold government positions. The seigneurial system and the British freehold system were used. THE QUEBEC ACT OF 1774