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TheArticles of Capitulation of Montreal were agreed upon between the Governor General of New France,Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, and Major-GeneralJeffery Amherst on behalf of the French and British crowns. They were signed on 8 September 1760 in the British camp before the city of Montreal, during theFrench and Indian War after atwo-month campaign which led to the fall of the city.
There were 55 articles, including a large array of demands with regard to the protection of the inhabitants ofNew France: the French, theCanadians, theAcadians, and theFirst Nations. De Vaudreuil demanded that all be granted the rights and privileges of the other British subjects. These consisted an amnesty of Canadian militiamen who had fought for the French, the free exercise of the Roman Catholic faith, the continuation of the ownership of black and Indian slaves by French Canadians, the continuation of the rights and privileges of the clergy and seigneurs and the guarantee of the rights enjoyed by the native peoples under the French regime. Most were granted by theBritish Army except those with reference to the Acadians.
Although the articles were drafted without participation from First Nations, Article 40 of the treaty recognized their sovereignty and autonomy, promising to uphold their right to their lands and religion and avoid punishment for having fought for the French.[1]
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