Presentation of the development of New France contrasting the motivation and location of settlers from Britain and France.

While the territory was "New France", the English speaking settlers far outnumbered the French. The French concentrating along the St Lawrence river and the lakes and fishing communities in Newfoundland continued to concentrate on fur and fishing, but the English now control Hudson Bay (moving up from the mouth of the Hudson) and establish farming communities in both the Manitoba area and along the coast that would become the 13 colonies. Many more English speaking settlers because enclose movements in Britain led to evictions etc, also tobacco growing in Jamestown prospered.

France and England enter conflict when William (of Orange/Holland) called to govern England jointly with his English wife (Mary Stuart) 

first conflicts between English settlers and French in New France - English settlers lose but this conflicts sets a precedent - it was the first time the English settlers on the coast joined together to fight.

The war Spanish succession (French Prince of Anjo succeeds  to Spanish Hapsburg throne) leads to the 7-year (French & Indian) war in New France 1756-1763. 

Fighting ended with the defeat of Quebec in 1760 and New France placed under British military rule, under treaty of Paris New France passes to British rule, but France maintains existing fishing and trading rights and sugar islands of Caribbean 

Fine in what would become the 13 colonies but in Quebec over 70,000 French Catholics - British Governor Murray wants to establish a liberal bi-lingual, bi-cultural system in Quebec, but opposed by John Brooke who joins British merchants to oppose Murray

Students had read passages from the first novel written and set in Canada The History of Emily Montague (1769) written by Brooke's wife to see how this fit into the political climate of the time.

Presentation of the Quebec act and how this permitted the implementation of Murray's plans.