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Events from the year 1776 in Canada. ==Events== * American Revolutionary War. United Empire Loyalists move to Upper Canada and settle (lumbering, farming starts). * April 29 - Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Chase and Rev. Charles Carroll, a Jesuit, urge Canadians to send delegates to Congress, promising toleration. Franklin brings a printer and press, for a newspaper, to mould public opinion. Canadians regard Franklin as an enemy, and the priests remind Father Carroll that, unlike some of the Provinces, Britain tolerates the Romish Church. * May 6 - As a British fleet is in sight, the Continental Army, before Quebec, weakened by disease, retires from a superior enemy, who await reinforcements, behind strong walls. * June 8 - Attempting to surprise Three Rivers, General Thompson, with 200 of 1,800 Americans, is taken prisoner. * June 16 - Arnold's force has retreated from Montreal. * June 18 - General Burgoyne finds that the Continental Army has evacuated St. Johns. * The eleventh Article of "Confederation and Perpetual Union" provides that: "Canada, according to this Confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into, and entitled to, all the advantages of this Union; but no other Colony shall be admitted to the same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine States." * October 11 - The British are victorious on Lake Champlain. * October 13 - On Lake Champlain, Arnold runs part of his fleet ashore, to avoid capture. * The Jesuits' College, at Quebec, converted into barracks. * The American colonies declare their independence. The United States Declaration of Independence is signed July 4, 1776. * ''Common Sense'' by Thomas Paine (1737–1809) appears. * Under Guy Carleton, Quebec withstands an American siege until the appearance of a British fleet (May 6). Carleton is later knighted. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1776 in Canada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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