The Seven Years War
This 1759 battle on a field outside Quebec City resulted in the British taking control of New France.
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham
This animal’s pelt was the "gold" of the Canadian fur trade, primarily used to make fashionable hats in Europe.
The Beaver
Issued in 1763, this document established a boundary line (the Proclamation Line) to protect Indigenous lands from settlers.
The Royal Proclamation, 1763
This Historical Thinking Skill examines WHY events happen, and what happens as a result
Cause and Consequence
This treaty, signed in 1763, officially ended the Seven Years' War and handed New France over to Great Britain.
The Treaty of Paris
This company, granted a royal charter in 1670, competed fiercely with the North West Company for control of the fur trade.
The Hudson's Bay Company
This 1774 Act allowed French Canadians to keep their Catholic faith and French civil law, frustrating the American 13 Colonies.
The Quebec Act
These settlers along the St. Lawrence River in New France share the same name as a Canadian Hockey Team
Habitants
He was the French General who led the defense of Quebec, eventually dying from wounds sustained during the battle.
General Montcalm
These French "runners of the woods" traveled deep into the wilderness to trade directly with Indigenous peoples.
Coureurs des bois
This was the name of the farming system adopted in New France
The Seigneurial System
This group was promised freedom in exchange for fighting for the British during the American Revolution
Black Loyalists
The Royal Proclamation followed this major Indigenous uprising led by an Odawa leader against British rule in the Great Lakes region.
Pontiac's Rebellion
This is the name of the approximately 800 women sent from France to New France to try and boost the popoulation
Filles Du Roi/King's Daughters
This Latin term, meaning "nobody’s land," was used by Europeans to claim territory that was already inhabited by Indigenous peoples.
Terra Nullis
This group of Colonists wanted independence from Great Britain
This tragic 1755 event involved the forced removal of French-speaking residents from the Maritimes by the British.
The Acadian Expulsion
This city served as the main "hub" where furs were collected and shipped out to Europe during the New France era
Montreal
This 15th-century religious concept was used by European powers to justify claiming "discovered" lands, even if Indigenous peoples lived there.
The Doctrine of Discovery
This Historical Thinking Skill looks at the importance of an event, examining it's profundity, it's impact on people and the number of people impacted
Historical Significance