Change of Empire

This section of the site is under construction. At the moment collections of suggested resources are forming around various events around the time of conquest. A suggested division of sections is listed below.

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Military initiatives, occupation and control

The following resource collection is organized in timeline fashion, in the form of a list of military and political events that occurred previous to, during, and just after the conquest.  These events can help students grasp the initial strategic and territorial contexts for the economic, social and political changes that were to occur as Britain became the new governing force in New France.

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Treaties, Acts and new Political Realities

Also in timeline format, this collection of events and supporting links to resources describes the evolving political realities in Quebec, as concerns relations with Natives Peoples, with the Americans and with Britain, and with the new mother country.

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Cultural References:  Economic, Social and Cultural change

Various resources have been collected together here to help describe the profound economic, cultural and societal changes that occurred in the new British colony of Quebec.

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Central Concepts

This section offers a list of central concepts suggested by the QEP as necessary while covering content in this section of the program.

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Patterns of Conquest:  The example of India

Students are asked to consider another country's experience and territorial change as a result of conquest.  Gathered here are several web sites that could be used when exploring this parallel society.

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