Pre-7 Years War
These two countries were superpowers
Britain and France
The two large military fortresses in New France that the British had to defeat
Louisbourg and Quebec
What is: A person who speaks French called
Francophone
This country won the 7 Years War
Britain
Name 1 strength of the British and 1 strength of the French.
British strengths: Strong navy, superpower country with many resources, Haudenosaunee allies
French strengths: Strong army, strong fortresses at Louisbourg and Quebec City, MANY First Nations allies
This country had allies with many First Nations tribes
France
This was the final battle that led to the British winning the 7 years War
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham
This term means to forcefully make a less dominant culture abandon their own culture and take on that of the more dominant
Assimilation
List 3 options that the British had for dealing with the 70,000 French and Indigenous people living in New France
1. Eviction
2. Assimilation
3. Accommodation
Name of the French and British commanders in charge during the Battle on the Plains of Abraham.
French: Marquis de Montcalme
British: James Wolfe
The 7 Years' War started in this year.
1756
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham was considered the most _________ battle ever fought on Canadian soil
Bloody
The French in North America are called...
Canadien
What was the purpose of the Royal Proclamation of 1763? List 2 ways the document would accomplish this purpose.
Purpose: to assimilate the Canadiens in Quebec.
How: Bring in English laws and institutions (schools, hospitals, etc.) and prevent people in the 13 colonies from moving West beyond the Appalachian mountains.
How did the Quebec Act affect the Indigenous people?
It took away a lot of the land that was given to them in the Royal Proclamation. This land became the province of Quebec.
Britain and France were in conflict because they both wanted these 3 things.
Land, resources, power
What 2 strategies did the British employ to take over Louisbourg? How long did this siege take?
They blockaded the harbour and cut off the town from the land side. The siege took 7 weeks.
This term means to allow the less dominant culture to continue to practice their own culture
Accommodation
Did the Royal Proclamation affect First Nations people? If yes, how so?
The Royal Proclamation set aside a large area of land for the Indigenous people to live on.
At the beginning of the 7 Years War, Acadia belonged to the _________
British
The Acadians did not want to _____________ and this caused the _____________
Pledge allegiance to the British, The Great Deportation
In what city and year did the French finally surrender to the British?
In Montreal in September 1760
What was the treaty that created peace between France and Britain and in what year was it passed?
Treaty of Paris 1763
This document was a sign that the British had failed to assimilate the French and needed to try to accommodate them instead...
Quebec Act of 1774
What was the name of the chief who organized many First Nations to fight against the British during the 7 Years' War?
Pontiac