Important events in history
What was The great deportation?
The removal of 11,000 Acadians from Acadia by Britain starting in 1755.
What was a Digue?
A barrier usually made of earth that separates land from water.
What did Officially bilingual mean?
Having rights in law that establish equality between two languages.
Who was The man who painted a painting of the deportation of the acadians?
Alfred sandham.
What page is the Digue located on?
Page 144.
What was The Quebec act?
Brittain came into increasing conflict with the thirteen colonies in the 1770's, and by 1776, they were at war.
What does Grievous mean?
Difficult to bear.
What was Genocide?
A policy to eliminate people of a particular cultural identity.
An Acadian and a professor of history at the University of Moncton, Shippagan Campus, in New Brunswick
Nicolas Landry.
.What page is the Oath of Allegiance located on?
Page 147.
What was The treaty of utrecht?
Brittain took control of Acadia in 1713.
What was a Strategic position?
A place whose physical location makes it important or valuable, often for military reasons.
What was Ethnic cleansing?
A policy to remove people of a particular cultural identity.
A British general who died in the Battle of The Plains of Abraham
General Wolfe.
What page is the great deportation located on?
Page 148.
What was Treaty of paris?
The 1763 agreement between Britain and France that ended up in the seven year's war.
What was Prejudice?
A negative generalization about a group of people based on uninformed judgements.
What did Decisive mean?
Producing lasting change.
A French general who was not expected to live after being injured in The Battle of the Plains of Abraham
The Marquis de Montcalm.
What page is Conflict and Identity located on?
Page 152.
What was The royal proclamation?
The proclamation aimed to assassinate the Canadians by establishing the province of Quebec with a British style government.
What were Maritimes?
The Canadian provinces of nova scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
What does Retaliate mean?
To get revenge.
A leader of the Odawa Nation
Chief Pontiac.
What page is The Battle of the Plains of Abraham located on?
Page 156.