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Events from the year 1749 in Canada.
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Brief rundown of religious orders in Canada and "the duties of their ministries" in healthcare and education[3]
European visitor describes the character of French Canadian women[4]
From Quebec City, Pehr Kalm writes to Benjamin Franklin about impressive welcome given Marquis de la Jonquière, new Governor General[5]
Upper class lady says priests have ordered Ladies of the Holy Family who caused scandal over dancing to do penance[6]
Madame Bégon quotes someone as saying it's "foolish to remain in a country where all of the money goes towards keeping oneself warm"[7]
Ambassador to France to "make remonstrances" about Canadians trying to move into Saint John River lands and debauch Six Nations prisoners[8]
Decision to "settle and fortify" Nova Scotia based on need to counter Louisbourg, and for trade and fishery[9]
Notice to recently discharged war veterans, plus tradesmen and surgeons, to take up land, arms, tools and one year's subsistence in Nova Scotia[10]
Settler describes voyage, arrival and establishment of hundreds of settlers under Gov. Cornwallis at Chebucto[11]
Cornwallis promises Acadians can still exercise their religion and keep their lands if they take oath of allegiance and obey orders[12]
Nova Scotia Council unanimously rejects Acadian request for exemption from wartime service and sets mid-October deadline for oath-taking[13]
Acadians forbidden to sell or take property if they chose to leave and will lose possessions and rights if they miss oath deadline[14]
"We are resolved, everyone of us, to leave the country" - Strong emotion revealed in Acadian plea to live under old oath's terms[15]
Leaders of First Nations in Chignecto and on Saint John River renew Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1725[16]
Canadians and Indigenous people "have made some small appearances to intimidate our new settlers" in Minas, Chignecto and Chebucto[17]
More troops needed, what with "a number of Indians a declared Enemy" and "Accadians certainly more Friends to the French than us"[18]
"I [lack] any sanguine Expectation as to the Success of this New Colony" - In a word, hostilities (Note: scalping described)[19]
"Far exceeds any idea I could possibly have of it" - Newcomer very pleased with climate, soil, game and leadership of Halifax[20]
Illustration of Halifax, drawn from high up on ship's mast (Note: gallows depicted)[21]
French evidence of British policy of new settlement in Nova Scotia breaking agreement with France to fix its borders (Note: "savages" used)[22]
Annapolis Royal houses burned to better protect fort, but "Soldiers [who] cannot be kept within due Bounds" burn too many of them[23]
Description of Indigenous people in Nova Scotia includes story involving Chief Membertou (Note: racial stereotypes)[24]
Indigenous hunting season in what is now Nova Scotia ranges from elk to sea wolf to eggs of turtles and birds[25]
Hudson's Bay Company undercuts its trade by making Indigenous people come to Bay posts and offering worse deals than French do[26]
Ending Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly on trade in territory it claims could increase British exports from £3,600 to £200,000 annually[27]
Explorer describes clues on Hudson Bay that indicate nearness of "western sea" and existence of Northwest Passage[28]
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