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With the end of the Seven Years’ War and the fall of New France in
1763, Britain assumed control of almost all of North America. The
Seven Years’ War was for the possession of the Ohio Valley. A
valley rich in the fur trade industry and land good for future
settlement. Britain’s newly conquered country would now have to
deal with the opposing cultures to which forms their population.
Britain’s colony was home to a society of sixty thousand
francophone Catholics. Britain was faced with the issue of how to
deal with the growing population. Attempts of both assimilation
and accommodation were evident among the newly conquered
French population.
Since the British were the dominating culture, many English
people wished to see the French over turned and eventually live
their life solely under British rule. Under the British law they could
not recognize the rights of Catholics. Therefore no Roman
Catholics could sit on the British Council and have political
representation. The governor of Britain, James Murry, although
liked by the French forbid any other Roman Catholic churches to be
resurrected but promoted the religion of the British, by increasing
the amount of Protestant churches built. Another sign of
assimilation of the French is the Court of Kings Bench. An English
court, by whom the King sentences foreigners that have no defense
and can not even speak the English language. The French no longer
had control of the fur trade, they lost their market to the English and
could no longer compete to the full extent as the English. Above all,
the French out nuraber the British, resulting in the constant fear of a
French revolution.
In order to stop the French from revolting, Murry pursued a
lenient policy toward the newly conquered population. Murry
realized the critical role the church played among the French
population. Therefore he allowed the churches to remain within the
British colony, allowing people to their own land and practice their
dignified religion, while being able to sit on court appointed juries.
Murry’s successor, Carleton, quickly adopted his views. His views
were reflected in the Quebec Act of 1774. The Act was designed to
secure the loyalty of the French and the success of the colony. It
also extended the borders of the colony on all sides except towarRAB
the west. Besides extending the Borders, the Constitutional Act of
1791 divided the colony of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada.
Upper Canada was formed with the English speaking loyalists
while lower Canada would have an overwhelmingly French
speaking population. Accommodating the French with their own
French court, The Court of Common Pleas, and allowing them to
keep their language and religion provided the British with an
unique culture to rule and govern.
The situation between the French and the English is very
complex but as the Moral Test is performed, it is clear to see
accommodation would benefit both cultures. By giving both
cultures a chance to survive and co-exist among one another
obviously eliminates the need for competition among nations. If the
roles were switched around and Britain had lost the Seven Years’
War, they would be sincerely grateful for being allowed to continue
their own religion and have all the same rights as before.
Universally people would tend to agree that peace and prosperity
would rise above conflict and war. Although accommodation is a
high and idealistic view point that deserves the attention of rivaling
countries, it is not always seen as the ‘best’ or most ‘beneficial’
decision.
Even today, our country is clearly separated into two major cultures, the English and the French. By always accommodation people and giving them the choice, our country as a whole can never truly be united. Instead a divisible line is drawn between different cultures, eliminating all hope for one language, one religion and one law. The cross between accommodation and assimilation would be the perfect solution. If everybody had virtually the same belief and was not forced to believe or behave as others, our country would then and only then become one. Even though accommodation all around the world would be ideal, it is not realistic, assimilation between different ethnic backgrounRAB was and still is inevitable.
1763, Britain assumed control of almost all of North America. The
Seven Years’ War was for the possession of the Ohio Valley. A
valley rich in the fur trade industry and land good for future
settlement. Britain’s newly conquered country would now have to
deal with the opposing cultures to which forms their population.
Britain’s colony was home to a society of sixty thousand
francophone Catholics. Britain was faced with the issue of how to
deal with the growing population. Attempts of both assimilation
and accommodation were evident among the newly conquered
French population.
Since the British were the dominating culture, many English
people wished to see the French over turned and eventually live
their life solely under British rule. Under the British law they could
not recognize the rights of Catholics. Therefore no Roman
Catholics could sit on the British Council and have political
representation. The governor of Britain, James Murry, although
liked by the French forbid any other Roman Catholic churches to be
resurrected but promoted the religion of the British, by increasing
the amount of Protestant churches built. Another sign of
assimilation of the French is the Court of Kings Bench. An English
court, by whom the King sentences foreigners that have no defense
and can not even speak the English language. The French no longer
had control of the fur trade, they lost their market to the English and
could no longer compete to the full extent as the English. Above all,
the French out nuraber the British, resulting in the constant fear of a
French revolution.
In order to stop the French from revolting, Murry pursued a
lenient policy toward the newly conquered population. Murry
realized the critical role the church played among the French
population. Therefore he allowed the churches to remain within the
British colony, allowing people to their own land and practice their
dignified religion, while being able to sit on court appointed juries.
Murry’s successor, Carleton, quickly adopted his views. His views
were reflected in the Quebec Act of 1774. The Act was designed to
secure the loyalty of the French and the success of the colony. It
also extended the borders of the colony on all sides except towarRAB
the west. Besides extending the Borders, the Constitutional Act of
1791 divided the colony of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada.
Upper Canada was formed with the English speaking loyalists
while lower Canada would have an overwhelmingly French
speaking population. Accommodating the French with their own
French court, The Court of Common Pleas, and allowing them to
keep their language and religion provided the British with an
unique culture to rule and govern.
The situation between the French and the English is very
complex but as the Moral Test is performed, it is clear to see
accommodation would benefit both cultures. By giving both
cultures a chance to survive and co-exist among one another
obviously eliminates the need for competition among nations. If the
roles were switched around and Britain had lost the Seven Years’
War, they would be sincerely grateful for being allowed to continue
their own religion and have all the same rights as before.
Universally people would tend to agree that peace and prosperity
would rise above conflict and war. Although accommodation is a
high and idealistic view point that deserves the attention of rivaling
countries, it is not always seen as the ‘best’ or most ‘beneficial’
decision.
Even today, our country is clearly separated into two major cultures, the English and the French. By always accommodation people and giving them the choice, our country as a whole can never truly be united. Instead a divisible line is drawn between different cultures, eliminating all hope for one language, one religion and one law. The cross between accommodation and assimilation would be the perfect solution. If everybody had virtually the same belief and was not forced to believe or behave as others, our country would then and only then become one. Even though accommodation all around the world would be ideal, it is not realistic, assimilation between different ethnic backgrounRAB was and still is inevitable.