Unit+Two+-+British+North+America+-+1763+-+1867

= Cluster 2 - British North America =

__ Essential Questions __
1. How did British colonial rule change during this period, and what was its impact on life in North America? 2. How did the fur trade, European settlement, and the rise of the Metis Nation transform life for peoples in the northwest? 3. Why and how was the Dominion of Canada established as a confederation of British colonies in 1867?

3. During the 18th century France lost its territories in North America to Britain.

 * === Acadia was ceded to Britain by the Treaty of Utrecht 1713. [] [] ===

Question 1 - What did the British do to the French Canadian inhabitants of Acadia? Why?

 * === The Royal Proclamation, signed in 1763, required Quebec Governor James Murray to extend British laws and institutions to Quebec. [] ===

Question 2 - What did this mean for the French Canadian inhabitants of Quebec?
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 * === The British passed the Quebec Act in 1774. ===

Use the web site indicated, personal knowledge, and the text to find your answers.
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1. Name the 13 colonies.

2. Explain why the Quebec Act was considered one of the causes of the American Revolution?
3. Explain two other causes of the American Revolution.

4.Why did Loyalists choose to come to Canada?

5. What did white Loyalists receive from the British government?

6. What was promised to black Loyalists who fought in the British army?

7. What did black Loyalists receive from the British government?

8. What did Aboriginal Loyalists receive from the British government?

9. Using internet and other resources, make a poster to explain what life was like for either:

a. White Loyalists

b. Aboriginal Loyalists [] __ http://www.canata.ca/index.php/G._Upper_Canada_and_the_First_Nations,_1780s_to_1820s#The_Loyalists_and_the_First_Nations __

c. Black Loyalists []

Include information about why they came, what life was like when they first arrived in Canada, locations, government provisions, living conditions, employment, problems and issues, long term prospects, pictures and maps.