Throughout the past, the English and the French have had a number of disagreements. These disagreements have been handled in a number of different ways. All of these issues are started due to the fact that both groups want to protect their rights in Canada. Somewhere along the way, people forget those who were first in Canada, the Aboriginal group. Then, they too begin to get upset. With all groups wanting to protect their rights, it was just a matter of time before war broke out in Canada.
It began with the "Seven Year War." This was a time when the French began to settle along the St. Lawrence River, in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and on Cape Breton Island and Prince Edward Island. The English, who came to Canada after the French, settled along the east coast in an area called the Thirteen Colonies. The British and the French were at war for many years over ownership of North America's land and resources. The war finally ended in 1760, with the British defeating the French, in an area known as New France (Canada). This event pushed Aboriginal people further into the shadows. The French and the English ignored the Aboriginal culture, and became more focused on making Canada follow a European model.
After the Seven Year War concluded, new governor of the British Colony of Quebec, James Murray, tried to adopt a French-speaking future for those living in the area. This was difficult for Murray, as more and more people began to speak English. However, the majority of people here were still Francophones (65 000, compared to only 600 Anglophones) and so the Francophones felt it would be unfair for a minority, such as the Anglophones, to control a majority, like the Francophones. Both James Murrary and Sir Guy Carleton, who replaced him, just wanted Canadians to keep their way of life. And so, the Quebec Act was passed in 1774. The Quebec Act stated a few basic rules that would protect the French.
