Vocab
What is the title of the Chapter 5?
War and British Conquest.
How long did the Acadians live on Acadia?
Over 100 years.
What were the French and British fighting for in the Seven Years War?
They were fighting for North America.
What was the land that the French claimed in the early fur trade?
New France
What strategy did the British use to trick the French when they were about to attack them?
They spoke French
What is a digue?
A barrier that separates land from water.
Where was Acadia geographically located?
Nova Scotia
This French general led the troops defending Quebec during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759.
General Montcalm
What advantage did the British have against the French that gave them the confidence to attack Louisbourg.
They had a stronger navy (more weapons and soldiers)
An ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries and made cross-cultural families with the Mi'Kmaq
The Acadians
What did Britain do when Acadians refused to sign an oath of allegiance?
Deport them
What major battle happened a few years after the Seven Years War began?
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham
This fortified city was the center of French power in New France and the main target of the British in 1759.
Britain took majority control of Canada through which treaty.
Treaty of Paris.
To become part of a different cultural group, sometimes by choice, sometimes by force.
Assimilation
Which oath did the Acadians decline?
Oath of Allegiance.
When was the Seven Years War?
1756 - 1763
The French allied with these groups to help defend their territory against the British during the conquest.
Indigenous Allies (Mi'Kmaq, Anishinaabe, Metis)
Who led the British in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?
General James Wolfe.
The process of one country establishing domination over a territory in another country or region.
Colonization
What treaty gave Britain control over Acadia?
The Treaty of Utretch (1713)
What treaty ended the Seven Years War?
The Treaty of Paris.
This massive French fortress on Cape Breton Island protected the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and was captured by the British in 1758.
The Fortress of Louisbourg
This river was the site of the British troop landing before the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. (Hint: Near Quebec)
St. Lawerence River