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  1. 1753 law allows naturalization of Jews in colonies after 3 years, replacing 1740 law requiring 7 years; but "clamors" soon cause its repeal. New Yorker concerned that "very considerable Trade" with Canada carried only by Kahnawake residents will induce "our Indians to desert"

  2. Feb 6, 2006 · American Revolution and Canada. In 1775 at the start of the American Revolution, rebel forces invaded Canada, occupying Montreal and attacking the town of Quebec . American privateers also raided Atlantic ports, and revolutionary sympathizers in Nova Scotia attempted a rebellion in that colony.

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  4. Mar 27, 2020 · The name “Canada” likely comes from the Huron-Iroquois wordkanata,” meaning “villageorsettlement.” In 1535, two Aboriginal youths told French explorer Jacques Cartier about the route to kanata; they were actually referring to the village of Stadacona, the site of the present-day City of Québec.

  5. Feb 7, 2006 · The Proclamation legally defined the North American interior west of the Appalachian Mountains as a vast Indigenous reserve. This angered people in the Thirteen Colonies who desired western expansion. This is the full-length entry about the Royal Proclamation of 1763.

  6. Feb 7, 2006 · In 1753, the French built fortifications in the area to strengthen their claim. In response, the governor of Virginia (then a British colony) sent militia colonel George Washington to the Ohio frontier. Washington ambushed a small French detachment but was then defeated by a larger French force.

  7. Events from the year 1753 in Canada.

  8. May 11, 2020 · Upper and Lower Canada were formed by the Constitutional Act of 1791 in response to the wave of United Empire Loyalists moving north from the United States into the French-speaking province of Quebec following the American Revolution (1765-1783).

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