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1783: Peace in Paris & Other Quebec Curios

January 5, 2017 T. A. Wellington

Three sets of treaties in France would end the American Revolutionary War between the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain and their respective allies. New England, who had France and Spain as their major allies during [read on]

Benjamin West's portraits of the American delegation of the Treaty of Paris. The British refused to sit for the portrait, hence it remains unfinished. Left to right: John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and Temple Franklin (Benjamin's grandson).
& Other Quebec Curios

1783: Benjamin Franklin Tries to Claim Canada & Other Quebec Curios

December 29, 2016 T. A. Wellington

By the time the American War of Independence ended and each party sent their respective delegations to conclude peace treaties with one another, tensions were high even amongst the people in their delegations. While popular [read on]

Memorial to the Loyalists in Hamilton, Ontario. Photo credit: Saforrest/Wikimedia Commons.
& Other Quebec Curios

1783-84: Exodus of the Loyalists & Other Quebec Curios

December 22, 2016 T. A. Wellington

Despite the sheer unity and enthusiasm that most films and biopics set during the American Revolution tend to portray, most historians say that only one third of the population of the Thirteen Colonies supported the [read on]

The Siege at Yorktown by Hugh Charles McBarron, Jr. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
& Other Quebec Curios

1781: The Canadians at Yorktown & Other Quebec Curios

December 15, 2016 T. A. Wellington

During the American Revolution, the Revolutionaries managed to get not one but two Canadian Regiments in their grasp. The first Regiment participated in the successful capture of the British-occupied Fort Chambly in 1775 and the [read on]

No Picture
& Other Quebec Curios

1775-1781: Meanwhile in Canada & Other Quebec Curios

December 10, 2016 T. A. Wellington

While chaos erupted in the Thirteen Colonies, contrary to popular belief, things were happening in the Province of Quebec and environs. A young Alexander Mackenzie, the famous Canadian explorer, lived in New York with his [read on]

Quebec stands its ground during the Battle of Quebec (1775). Painting by C. W. Jeffreys (1916).
& Other Quebec Curios

1775-1781: Revolting People and Benedict Arnold & Other Quebec Curios

December 1, 2016 T. A. Wellington

Name George Washington or Thomas Jefferson as one of the important figures of the American Revolution, but it does seem that somehow, a lot of the action leads back to Benedict Arnold. He was one [read on]

No Picture
& Other Quebec Curios

1775: The (American) Giant Awakens & Other Quebec Curios

November 24, 2016 T. A. Wellington

The first battle of the American Revolution was that of Lexington and Concord, fought in 1775. These battles occurred in April, right on the heels of Paul Revere and company’s “’Midnight Rides” to warn the [read on]

No Picture
& Other Quebec Curios

1763: The Treaty of Paris & Other Quebec Curios

October 13, 2016 T. A. Wellington

While the surrender of Montreal is commonly regarded as the de facto end of the Seven Years’ War, the war would in fact continue on for another three years. This is due to the fact [read on]

Artistic depiction of the Capitulation of Montreal. c. 1800. Artist unknown. Source: Virtual Museum of Canada.
& Other Quebec Curios

1760: The Capitulation of Montreal & Other Quebec Curios

October 6, 2016 T. A. Wellington

After the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, in which both the English and the French commanders died, both sides continued taking up their arms and fighting each other. With the capture of Quebec following [read on]

The end of the beginning: General Wolfe, while he did not live to see the British win the Battle of Plains of Abraham, marked the turning point of Quebec's history and the beginnings of English law in Quebec. Detail of "The Death of General Wolfe" (1770) by Benjamin West.
& Other Quebec Curios

1759: Here Died Wolfe Victorious & Other Quebec Curios

September 29, 2016 T. A. Wellington

The Plains of Abraham, though such a significant battle to Quebec history, was short even by contemporary standards. Lasting only about fifteen minutes, with British general James Wolfe being killed within minutes of the battle’s [read on]

& Other Quebec Curios

1756-7: The War Goes to Europe & Other Quebec Curios

September 8, 2016 T. A. Wellington

While 1754 marked the beginning of a major colonial war in North America, the year 1756 marks the time when the Seven Years’ War truly became a global conflict. The British and the French formally [read on]

A copy of the Treaty of Utrecht. Photo credit: InfoGibraltar/Wikimedia Commons.
& Other Quebec Curios

1713: The Treaty of Utrecht & Other Quebec Curios

August 4, 2016 T. A. Wellington

At the beginning of the eighteenth century, far away from New France, in a not-so-little continent named Europe, there was a war going on, and all because of the lack of children. More specifically, countries [read on]

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