The war that made Canada

National Post ^ | February 7, 2013 | Mark Bourrie

[Paladin2]

I'm just kidding around.

I had a couple of quality hours reviewing the F&I war and "Pontiac's War".

(I've lived most of my life within 50 miles of the border and have likely spent more than 52 weeks in Canada over the years.)

[Fiji Hill]

The British did not suppress the people of Quebec. In 1774, they received their first charter of rights, with legal guarantees for their religion, language and culture and were granted self-government. That laid the basis for modern Canada, which opted to keep its ties to the British Crown than to sever them.

The Quebec Act of 1774 was also a casus belli, among several, that helped to bring on the American Revolution. Among other things, the act awarded what is now Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota to Quebec. If that had been allowed to stand, most of what is now the American Midwest would be French-speaking.

[Owl558]

“I had a couple of quality hours reviewing the F&I war and “Pontiac’s War”.”

The topic is very enjoyable. I visited Vancouver once and found it to be the prettiest city in North America that I’ve seen so far.

[Squawk 8888]

most of what is now the American Midwest would be French-speaking

Not necessarily; until the years following the American War of Independence, Ontario was French-speaking. The arrival of the Loyalists from the USA changed the demographics here quite dramatically.

[Dartman]

And the French were defeated on the Plains of Abraham and Quebec taken for Britian.

The people of Quebec are the only people in the world who believe the Battle of the Plains of Abraham ended in a tie. - Allan Fotheringham

[Fiji Hill]

The arrival of the Loyalists from the USA changed the demographics here quite dramatically.

Maybe that's why the Canadian accent is so close to the American accent.

[Owl558]

“...the Battle of the Plains of Abraham ended in a tie.”

Bless our French Canadian brothers. It wouldn’t be North America without them. The story of the campaign is a facinating chapter in Canadian history.