Important People
The leader of the British Army.
Who was General Wolfe?
Known as "The King's Daughter's."
Who were the Filles du Roi?
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Territory fought over by the French, British, and Spanish.
What was the Ohio Valley?
Furs that were most valuable during the Fur trade.
Which were Beavers and Sea Otters?
Firearm from the French that helped the Algonquin's defend themselves.
What is an Arquebus?
The explorer who first crossed North America and found a route to the Pacific Ocean.
Who was Alexander Mackenzie?
Surrounding structures built to protect New French settlers on the land North America.
What were forts?
The one advantage the British had over the French in tactical terms.
What was the British Navy?
Acted as guides and translators to ensure survival for non-indigenous fur traders.
Who were indigenous women?
Young men sent out by Samuel de Champlain to explore and settle in New France known as "runner of the woods."
Who were the "coureurs de bois"?
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The leader of the French Army.
Who was Montcalm?
System used to clear land for farming during French Settlement.
What was the Seigneurial system?
A fortress that was attacked by the British first, and considered a big loss for the French.
What was Louisburg?
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People who transported furs in dangerous conditions and often had to paddle more than 50 hours a day.
Who were Voyageurs?
An Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which set procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec.
What was the Quebec Act of 1774?
The leader who tried to unite Ottawa tribes to take back their lands from colonizers coning in.
Who was Pontiac?
The French "brought" this to New France that heavily impacted indigenous populations.
What were diseases?
(Wiped out nearly 90% of all populations!)
The battle where both British and French army leaders died.
What was the battle of the Plains of Abraham?
Fur Trade company established in 1670.
What was the Hudson's Bay Company?
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The name for Christian missionaries who were trying to convert indigenous peoples to their religion.
Who were Jesuits?
The Bishop of New France.
Who was Laval?
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Look after the day-to-day affairs of the colony.
The battle where the French officially lost the 7 Years War to the British.
What was the battle of Sainte-Foy?
Fur trade Company established in 1779.
What was the North West Company?
What were "castor gras d’hiver"?