Page 34 - Annuaire Statistique Québec - 1918

8 CHRONOLOGY OF THE HISTORY

1759.-Forts St. li'rcderick and Kiagara captured by the English. The English defeated
at Montmorency. BatUe of the l'hins of Abraham, ,Montcalm and WoUe both
found death in thi;; figllt. QueIJec cnpitulu.tcd OII lSth Scptcmber.
1760.-Bl1ttlr. of Ste. Foy, wh(:re the French undcr Lcvis won Il victory. AITival of an
Enj!;lish flect, when Levis feU oack on j\'lontrea1. Capitulation of Montreal. The
lr~auillg;offieers, soldicr:; and citizens sent 1Jru.:k to li'rant~e, the ci(;rgy alone remain.
ing in the cOlmtry ".'ith about 60,000 Cal1E,di:mB.

TERl\Œ OF THE CAPITùLATION.

1. Ali the French posts to be delivereel to the Rnglish.
2. The Canadil1na to retain their religion, laws and property.
3. The French troops, civil and militury officers ane! the n00ility were transferred to
France nt the expense of tJle English.

ENGLISH REGIME

ABSOLUTE GOVERNMENT PERroD (1760 10 1791.)

. 181 Governor: Lord Amhersl (1760 la 17(3).
1'760.-Est!1.blishment of the Military Regime. Civil and crimina.l matters judged by
officers.
1'763.-8igning of the treaty of Paris. Canada dismembered; Labrador and Anticosti
annexeu to Newioundland. Cl1pe Breton and Prince Edward Island to Nova
Scotia; the region south of the Great Lakes joined ta the American Colonies
and Louisi:J..ill1 eeded to Spain. The French 1l1ws aboIished. Imposition of the
Test Oath. Pontiac, an Ottawa chief, ineited the l ndians and attemptcd to destroy
the English.
2nd GClVeTtlor: James Murray, (1763 lo 17(6).

1J64.-MuITay assisted by a Counci! of 13 members, oruy one of whom WtlS French ad-
ministered the colony. The "Quebec Gazette", published in English and
French, founded.
1J65.-First book pl'inted at Qucbcc. South west part of Montreal destroyed by fire.
1'766.-Mgr Bliaud, 7th bishop of Quebec. Murray reca.Iled.

Administrator.' Mr. Irving administered lhe colO7l,y while awaiting CarleWn.
3rd GoveT'11or .' Sir Guy Carleton (Lord Dorchester.) (1766 to 1Tï8).

IHO.-The grievanees of the Canadians heard in Englnnd, where Carleton pIeaded in their
favoL
U73.-8uppression of the Order of the Jesuits and confiscation of their estates. College
of Montreal founded.
1'n4.-The Quebec Act:
1. Establishing a Legislative'Counci! of 17 to 23 members.
2. Extending the boundal'ics of Canada.
3. Aboljglling the Test O:üh,
4. Restoring U1C French civil 1l1ws.
5. Assuring to the ClLtholies thc free exercise of thcir relip;ion.
U75.-Amcrican invasion of Cannda. GoneTaI Montgomery defeated and slain befort'
Quebec.
1776.-Indepcndence of the United States proelaimed. The Jesuit.s' Collage at Quebee
turned inta a militn.ry b!1.rracks,