Treaties and Land
This 1713 treaty brought an end to the War of Spanish Succession in North America
What is the Treaty of Utrecht?
In 1755, Governor Charles Lawrence ordered the mass expulsion of the Acadians from this present-day Canadian province.
What is Nova Scotia?
The main focus of the Seven Years' War in North America was this specific area just south of the Great Lakes.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
This British General came from England in 1759 with orders to conquer Nouvelle-France.
Who is General Wolfe?
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 switched the ruling powers in the newly created province of Quebec from French to this.
What is British?
Under the Treaty of Utrecht, France surrendered Acadia, Hudson Bay, and almost all of this territory
What is Newfoundland?
Acadians who escaped to Louisiana became known by this name, making up a large part of the state's population today.
What is Cajuns?
The French claimed the Ohio Valley because a French explorer had done this to the region.
What is mapped it?
What is Quebec?
An English law stated that this religious group could not hold government positions without swearing an oath to the British Crown.
Who are Catholics?
The signing of this treaty in 1763 brought an end to the Seven Years' War.
What is The Treaty of Paris?
Before the expulsion, Acadians agreed to take an oath of allegiance to the British as long as they would not have to fight against this group.
The French marked their territory in the Ohio Valley by setting up forts and plaques bearing this symbol.
On September 13, 1759, British troops scaled 50-metre cliffs to reach this famous battlefield.
What are The Plains of Abraham?
While the Royal Proclamation of 1763 established British rule, the Quebec Act of 1774 officially brought back this specific type of French law.
What is civil law?
This 1763 document created the first reserve for Indigenous People.
What is the Royal Proclamation?
Acadia saw its first successful settlement established in 1605 at this location.
What is Port Royal?
The British hoped to develop the Ohio Valley because their growing population in this region demanded expansion
This French General faced the British at the Plains of Abraham and did not live to see the next morning.
Who is General Montcalm?
This 1774 document, brought about by Governor Guy Carleton, expanded the Province and gave back some French rights.
What is The Quebec Act?
The Royal Proclamation stated that only the King and his heirs could do this.
Between 1755 and 1762, approximately 8000 expelled Acadians were spread throughout this British-controlled area.
After the war ended in 1763, Nouvelle-France was handed over to the British with the exception of these two small islands, which remain under French rule today.
What are St. Pierre and Miquelon?
Following the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, British forces continued up to this settlement, where General Vauderuil ultimately admitted defeat.
What is Montreal?
The Quebec Act of 1774 was acceptable to the clergy and this specific group of French landholders.
Who are the seigneurs?