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Title: Conquered and the Conquerors - British Control of Quebec - Battle for ...
 
Type: Document
Description: After the conquest, a new Canada slowly took shape. The Canadian militia returned to their villages and farms. 500 French soldiers, married to Canadian women, were allowed to stay. 3000 British troops remained in Quebec. Bigot was put in the Bastille for corruption, and died in exile in 1778. Governor Vaudreuil was arrested for his role in the colony's loss. General James Wolfe became a virtual industry in death, as biographies, ballads, epic poems, and paintings of him abounded. From the television series "Canada: A People's History." Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Canada within the Empire - British North America 1776-1812
 
Type: Document
Description: Canada's English-speaking population grew significantly when American Loyalists flooded northward after America's independence in 1783. As a result, New Brunswick was created in 1784 and the division of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada (now Ontario and Quebec) occurred in 1791.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Amerindian warrior brandishing a scalp
 
Type: Image
Online Reference Books
Description: This print shows a classic European vision of scalping. The process was widespread amongst both the forest and plains Amerindians, and dates back to at least the early 16th century. Scalps were viewed as trophies of war, part of a ritual act of retribution on an enemy.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Recruitment
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Most of the British army was recruited in Great Britain. By the mid-19th century, half of the men were English or Welsh, one third Irish and the remainder Scottish. Recruits were (in theory) volunteers signed up by a regimental recruiting party, and service was for life (until 1847).
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Records of the 4th International Colloquy on Military History (Ottawa ...
 
Type: Document
Description: Introduction by W.A.B. Douglas, Director Directorate of History, Program Chairman. Articles in a variety of languages including: English, German, French, Italian, Portugese, Spanish, Russian, Greek.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: A Series of Amerindian Nations
 
Type: Document
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Description: During the eighteenth century, the northwest Pacific coast was home to a series of Amerindian nations, including the Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Nootka and Salish. These were maritime cultures - excellent sailors and fishermen who depended on the sea's resources
Site: National Defence
 
Title: A French Squadron at New York
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: When a French fleet carrying an army arrived at New York City in 1793, there was a general mobilization throughout the British Maritime colonies. Preparations began to resist an invasion, but in the end the French general defected to the British, and the fleet returned to France in disorder.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Social Changes
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: The new British way of defending colonies led to great social changes in Canada during the late 18th century. With no professional colonial army to join, the elite of Canadian society lost much income and influence. As well, British soldiers developed no roots in the colony.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: From Sea to Sea
 
Type: Document
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Description: Although the British were unable to discover a Northwest Passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans during the 18th century, a link across the continent was developing. In 1793, fur trader Alexander Mackenzie arrived on the Pacific coast, having traveled overland from Montreal.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: A New, British, System
 
Type: Document
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Description: Britain did not have a large army during the 18th century. Instead, it depended on the Royal Navy. Regiments in the small British army served in both Britain and its colonies, moving every few years to a new station. There was no special colonial army, such as France had kept in Canada.
Site: National Defence
 
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