HST 307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Treaty Of Paris (1783), Richard Montgomery, Protestantism
7 Oct 2016
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Hudsons bay, put up forts to trade. Largely for fur trade (killed by settlement) Key to the whole continent in quebec (control quebec = all territory) Indigenous would rather have less settlement bc of fur trade. Want to get access into the interior. Americans want access into the interior (for expansion) French more concerned about europe therefore less resources to allocate to new france. French knew how to fight wars in north america. Victory could be taken as long as they were not defeated. Essentially new france surrenders to the british. Gave the french st. pierre et miqueleon. Gave the french landing rights on newfoundland territory. French people didn"t know what was going to happen. New lords and masters = ancient enemies. British think it"s the best thing that has ever happened. Decapitation (top of the french society was taken away) Majority french population dominated by minority english population. French soldiers and merchants with money go back too france.
