Timeline of Quebec history (1760 to 1773) - Definition and Overview

This section of the Timeline of Quebec history concerns the events between the fall of Quebec and the establishment of the Quebec Act.

1760s

• 1760 - The Battle of Restigouche is the last battle between France and Britain for possession of Canada, during the Seven Years' War.
• 1760 - On September 8, Montreal capitulates. Governor Vaudreuil surrenders to the British army on the terms of a treaty of capitulation. See Articles of Capitulation of Montreal.
• 1763 - The Seven Years' War ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on February 10.
• 1763 - Hanging of Marie-Josephte Corriveau on April 18, for the murder of both of her husbands.
• 1763 - In May, Indian Chief Pontiac leads a series of raids against British trade posts.
• 1763 - With the October 7 Royal Proclamation by the British Parliament, Canada, the heart of the New France colonies is renamed the Province of Quebec.
• 1763 - James Murray is made governor of the Province of Quebec on November 21.
• 1764 - William Brown and Thomas Gilmore publish the first edition of The Quebec Gazette / La Gazette de Québec on June 21.
• 1764 - On September 17, the civil courts are established, ending the military rule of the Province of Quebec which began at the fall of the Quebec City government.
• 1764 - British merchants ask Governor James Murray that the French civil code be replaced by British common law and that a House of Assembly be created for them alone, excluding the French-speaking and Catholic Canadiens.
• 1764 - On October 29, 94 Canadien merchants submit a first petition demanding that the orders of the King be available in French and that they be allowed to participate in the governement.
• 1764 - Exiled Acadians are permitted to return to Nova Scotia.
• 1765 - The population of the Province of Quebec is 69 810.
• 1768 - On October 26, Guy Carleton, later baron of Dorchester, becomes governor of the province of Quebec.

1770s

• 1773 - In October and November, British merchants, supported by a few Canadiens merchants, sumit petititions demanding a legislative assembly.
• 1773 - In December, Canadien landlords submit a petition and a memoir demanding that they be granted the rights and privileges of the other British subjects.