HIST 260 Lecture 4: Introduction Unit 4A
24 Aug 2016
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Unit 4a: the age of revolution, 1763- 1837. Number of important events transformed what we think of as canada: from a cluster of small scattered colonies into a british dominion. All began in europe (1763) when the treaty of paris ended the 7 years war and gave. Britain almost all of new france france only kept 2 small island (saint pierre and. Miquelon) just off the coast of newfoundland and rights to sh. Con ict continued around na continent > struggles saw the brit invaders and their descendant ght amongst themselves over political and economic rights. American revolution > new republic united states of america: new creation (bna) that was home to loyalist refugees, british military personnel, Ghting between united states of america and british north america > war of 1812 and ended inconclusively. Last con ict was rebellion of 1837-8 involved british north american debate over what kind of society it would be.
