HIS263Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: James Wolfe, Seigneurial System Of New France
Document Summary
Under leadership of general james wolfe, a massive military expedition assembled at louisberg over the winter of 1758-9. After several back and forth encounters and mortally wounded commanders the british finally breached the defensive position that the french had enjoyed for over a century. In early september of 1760 general jeffrey amherst forced the surrender of montreal, the final. The british occupation of canada was governed by 55 articles of capitulation before matters were finally settles with the treaty of paris in 1763. France gave up much of its north american territory rights in exchange for fishing rights in. The british government created the proclamation of 1763 in deal with american policy in north. It enforced how territories would be governed by british law. The proclamation enraged american colonials especially in issues such as limiting american western expansion. It became apparent that policy could not be executed by britain while they were isolated overseas.
