But the war in Europe was not finished so, in the British didn't officially own New France. Amhearst was the leader of the British military so he was in charge.
CANADA (as in Ontario and Quebec. Yes I know...)
In 1763, the war was over. New France was over. French officials were returned to France (even Canadian born ones) but the population remained. James Murray was appointed as the first British Governor of Canada. His praise of the Canadians (read French for this era) led to being dispised by the Anglophones who though they should made Protestants and tought English and take away their rights. And when his term was over the Anglophones though they would have peace and get all the power. Unfortunately for them Sir Guy Carleton was not against the French. In fact he infuriated the English by creating the Act of Quebec which gave the rights to Catholics to own land, practice their religion and made keep French civil laws. The truth is, this was made in an attempt to keep the French Canadians from joining the Thirteen Colonies (who everyone knew at the time were going to fight for independence). In 1778, Frederick Haldimand became the Governor of Quebec and helped thousands of United Empire Loyalists to settle in Lands in the eastern part of the Province. He was replaced in 1786 by Guy Carlton who did once again, a constitutional change. Since there was many Americans in the East and many Canadians in the west he sepperated the two into Upper and Lower Canada in the 1791 Constitutional Act. In 1797, Robert Prescott became Governor until 1807. That year, it is James Henry Craig who is named the new Governor. He prepares Canada for the up and coming war with the United States. And he has problems with the French, for the first time a Governor lives up to the expectations of the Anglophones of Lower Canada. The Assembly is abolished in 1808. Only to be reopened. He calls elections, the third in 18 months. He seizes the French newspaper "Le Canadien". He begins plans of assimilation and union between Upper and Lower Canada to get rid of the French. But before he can do anything and just in time for the War of 1812, George Provost replaces Craig in 1811. He is governor of the during the whole length of the war which saw the defence of Canada against the US. We kicked the US out of here, eh? But we gave them back everything we conquered and they gave back the little they won. In 1816, John Coape Sherbrooke becomes Governor. He had been the Governor of Nova Scotia from 1811 to 1816. He gave his name to the city of Sherbrooke in 1818. That year, Charles Lennox passes a brief time as Governor and by 1819, George Ramsay is Governor. This same George Ramsay was the founder of the Delhousie University in Halifax after being Governor of Nova Scotia. In 1931 Lord Aylmer was named Governor of Canada and A. A. Gosford in 1835. The post of Governor was quickly vacated and changed fast. In 1838 John George Lambton became Governor and later that year he was replaced by John Colborne and by 1839 it was Charles Edward Poulett Thomson who held the post. The plan was to United Upper and Lower Canada, which was quickly done in 1841. The First governor of the United Canada was Richard Downes Jackson In these last decades before confederation, it was very unstable in Canada. Multiple minority governments and elections as well as the Capital moving here and there. The Governor was also changing during the next six years after union there would be four governors. Charles Bagot in 1842-43, Charles Theophilus Metcalfe from 1843 to 1845, Charles Murray Cathcart from 1845 to 1847 and finally James Bruce as of 1847. For the first time, a governor lasted more than two years. In 1854 Edmund Walker Head took charge and he two lasted a while, until 1861. Charles Stanley Monck succeded him and became very aware of the unification of British North America talks going around. He later became the First Governor General of the Dominion.
