1. The Change of Empire 1760-1791 Chapter 3: Lesson 1

2. What traces remain of the British Empire in present-day Quebec? Why do some places in Quebec have French names, while others have English names? What Quebec institutions can be traced back to the French regime or to the British regime?

3. In context: What effects of the British Conquest remain in Quebec today? Quebec’s institutions today: ▫__________ and __________ language make up today’s education system. ▫Each has its own _______________, which in turn have their own network of schools. ▫Two main churches: __________ and __________ ▫Quebec’s rural landscape:  ___________________– rectangular plots of land  ___________________– square plots of land ▫Dual system in terms of law  ______________ – law for citizens (Quebec Civil Code), inspired by ancient laws of France.  The _____________________ – across the country, Habeas Corpus (law protecting against unlawful arrest).

4. ▫Democracy with a parliament, based on the British system. To fully understand the division of French and English, we must go back to the 18 th century when the British conquered New France.

5. The British Conquest of New France Before the 18 th century, French and British already political and economic adversaries. ▫Each wanted to dominate as most powerful ▫Both tried to seize each other’s colonies, in order to weaken trading capacity. ▫_________________________________.

6. 1750s (Seven Years’ War) – Great Britain was determined to chase the French out of North America. ▫Found funds and military forces. ▫French and Amerindian allies fought off British for nearly 10 years. ▫___________________ (1759) ▫Montreal (1760) ▫1763 – France signed __________________  Gave all North American territories, except Louisiana to Great Britain.  Ends the French domination of North America.

8. Reorganization of the Territory Treaty of Paris – 1763 signed after Seven Years’ War

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