Example Expository Essay

Example Expository Essay

EXAMPLE EXPOSITORY ESSAY
DEVON MIDDLE SCHOOL - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

Italicized: donates a transitional expression Underlined: emphasizes linking a key idea between paragraphs to create flow in the essay Dots: denote indenting (do not put in these dots though when you are indenting) "Canada remained British because it was French" .....The 1770s was a period of considerable uncertainty for the colony of Quebec which was later to be divided into Upper and Lower Canada. Under British rule, the people of Quebec, most of whom were French, had to consider the dramatic events that were taking place to the south. The War of Independence or the American Revolution saw Anglo-Americans desiring to be free from British rule and to form their own nation. Would such a desire spread to the French in Quebec? Would Britain lose all its colonies in North America? As history has shown, in a rather ironic way, Canada did remain British because it was French. .....To begin to understand the irony of these events in Canadian history, one must ask the question, why did the French in Quebec, known as les Canadiens, not support the American Revolution? After all, it would have been an opportunity for them to be liberated from their British conquerors. Furthermore, in their homeland of France, King Louis XVI gave military support to the Anglo-Americans to help defeat the British. The answer to this seemingly confusing question, lies to a large extent in the Quebec Act of 1774. .....This act provided a number of benefits to the Canadien people. For example, they were allowed to retain their language, Roman Catholic religion, and civil laws. Moreover, Quebec's borders were enlarged to include the rich fishing and sealing grounds off Labrador as well as the valuable fur trading area of the Ohio Valley. Quebec City and Montreal merchants were also given control over the fur trade. With such concessions being made to the Canadiens, Quebec's Governor, Guy Carleton, hoped that in the event...

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