CAST 1103H Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Jay Treaty, Lower Canada, Quebec Act
14 Jun 2018
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Royal Proclamation Review
• The Europeans arrived in the 16th century, prior to this the land was full of vibrant
communities and dynamic settlements of indigenous people.
• St. Lawrence was a main artery in the centre of North America
• Mercantilism was the key to the expansion to the continent. Furs and cod were important
to early trade.
o furs, fish, timber
o Canada was meant to be exploited for the benefits of Europe.
• Great conflict between Britain and France
o French-Indian war (754-1763) control over the Ohio valley
Framework for governance in the British Territories in North America. But did not stop the
abuses and frauds.
• illegal squatters, illegal leases or illegal alienations of land.
Key TERMS
• Treaty of Ghent - signed in 1814 brought an end to the war of 1812
• General Brock - In charge of British forces in Lower Canada, dies at the battle for
Queenston
• Tecumseh - Native American chief wishing to create a nation within a nation
• American Revolution - Americans revolting against British rule without representation
• Benedict Arnold
• Quebec Act (1774) (Known as the BNA act) - extended land, allowed free practice of
catholic religion, enacts British and French common law, public law
• Declaration of Independence (1776)
• British Loyalists
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815)
• Louisiana Purchase (1803) - Purchase of land from the French by the USA
• Upper and Lower Canada - Lower Canada being Ontario and Upper Canada is Quebec
• Jay's Treaty - First Nation's do not have to pay duty when crossing borders
• Queenston Heights
• War of 1812
Treaty of Ghent
• signed in Ghent Belgium, on Xmas eve 1814 by Great Britain and the US to the end of
war 1812
• The US desired to return to the status quo and the British were anxious to stop the war,
due to costs and previous wars
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Document Summary
Furs and cod were important to early trade. furs, fish, timber: canada was meant to be exploited for the benefits of europe, great conflict between britain and france, french-indian war (754-1763) control over the ohio valley. Framework for governance in the british territories in north america. But did not stop the abuses and frauds. illegal squatters, illegal leases or illegal alienations of land. Key terms: treaty of ghent - signed in 1814 brought an end to the war of 1812, general brock - in charge of british forces in lower canada, dies at the battle for. Jay"s treaty - first nation"s do not have to pay duty when crossing borders. More than 80,000 refugee loyalists migrated northward to quebec and ontario area. the received land and other compensation, most were not starting from nothing. 90% of the loyalists were born in north america and were children, women and slaves.
