Military Bases
Military base established in 1720
What is Louisbourg?
What is the Treaty of Ultrecht?
An agreement that promised Britain the complete controll over Acadia
True or False: Henri-Philippe Brasseur built the digue
FALSE, it was his ancestors who built it but Henri and the rest of the Acadians keep it standing/maintain it
What two Generals died in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?
General James Wolfe and Marquis de Montcalm
Who got deported?
The Acadians
Who's ships arrived first in 1760?
The British ships
What are Francophones?
People with French and Acadian backgrounds. (France+Acadian)
Who captured Quebec for the British in 1759, but was shot dead in battle?
General James Wolfe
A digue
A barrier made from earth that separates land and water
True of False: Expulsion is another term for deportation
TRUE
Capital city of Nova Scotia
What is Halifax?
What is the Oath of Allegiance?
An oath the British forced the Acadians to take to swear that the Acadians would fight against France in the war.
Who is famously known to lead the 13 Colonies revolution?
Who is George Washington?
What happened on June 23, 1759?
General James Wolfe laid siege to Quebec.
Approximately how manly Acadians were deported?
11 thousand plus
United States of America origin colonies
What are the 13 Colonies?
Why did Acadians refuse the Oath of Allegiance?
The Acadians were more culturaly tied with the French and did not want to fight them
True or False: France retreated to Montreal after losing in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham
TRUE, France had to regroup and get more resources to overpower the British in order to reclaim Quebec.
What instrument did the Acadians play for leisure?
The fiddle
When Britain captured Acadia in 1713, how much time did they give the Acadians to leave?
One year
In 1760, France reclaimed Quebec in...
What is the Battle of Sainte-Foy?
Who is the "host" in the "History Happens" on page 144?
Acadian Henri-Philippe Brasseur
What two small islands did the French keep in 1763?
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Why did the Acadians use swamp grass?
They used it for hay and fed it to their livestock.
Who is reading the expulsion order to the Acadians from Grande-Pre?
British Lieutenant-Colonel John Winslow