New Laws

October 8, 1763

Dear You,
How are you? I wonder if you're reading my blog ... Sorry the letter is so long. So much has happened here! Anyways, recently being in British North America is getting exciting. Just yesterday, Britain had issued a proclamation to organize the territories they had gained from the Treaty of Paris.
Britain is not in any better position than my last post (but thankfully the raids on their forts had stopped). Canadiens still not ENTIRELY happy (I found a letter on the ground this morning too. It was written by a young french citizen a little while ago (because it is full of old information). I'll post it at the bottom). They (Britain) have to try to make them content with how they are living right now otherwise it will become war and the British are in no position to have a war. They're still broke and don't have the money for another one.
Luckily for the French and the First Nations, a lot of the laws are good for them. Here are a few that I remembered:

1. British law was to be established in the colonies.
This law is not very good for the French because if they are to follow the British law, they have to give up their own. The promise to the French residents that they can keep their civil laws will be broken.

2. The governor was to organize a general assembly, which could include French Catholics, to help make laws for the colony.
Even though the French are losing rights, the British give them rights to compensate (which I think is totally fair!). In the rest of the British Empire, the Catholic people were not allowed to participate.

3. A large piece of land would be reserved for the First Nations. Only the British Crown would be allowed to negotiate the land. Any non-First Nations people would have to leave.
This law is so-so. I really like how they respected the First Nations (especially after the Ohio Valley incident). But I also didn't like how people who weren't First Nations had to leave. What!? They already lived there for Pete's sake! Can't land be shared anymore! The nerve!

OK. This is the French Canadien's letters (I believe it was a young boy).

Dear Journal,
I am now still in New France (It's name is now British North America but I prefer the old name). It has been a little while since the war has ended (France had lost)but I do not feel as if France was defeated. We still have the majority of people living here. We still have french culture and laws.
But still I am scared. I am worried that my family might have to go back to France and I just finally adjusted to my life in Quebec!
I had also heard about people moving into Ohio Valley. What troubled me was that the First Nations were still living there! *sigh* 
From Pierre


Love,
Catherine