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How long was the Seven Years' War?
The Seven Years' War was 9 years long not seven years long. It lasted from 1754 to 1763.
Who wanted to colonize Acadia?
The French and British
Why did Britain create the Royal Proclamation?
They created it to create peace with North Americans.
Bicultural
Giving official recognition to two cultures
What year was the great Deportation initiated?
1755
How did Britain take control of Acadia?
Britain took control of Acadia through the Treaty of Utrecht.
Who colonized Acadia?
The British
How did Britain establish control?
By creating the Royal Proclamation.
What does Digue mean?
Digue is a barrier usually made of earth, that seperates land from water.
Why did the British deport Acadians?
They refused to take an oath of allegiance
What did Pontiac do when Britain took French claims?
They resisted British orders and this forced the British to sign an agreement. British acknowledged that their defeat of France did not give them rights to First Nation lands.
Why would Acadians build digues in their farmland?
Digues would prevent the ocean from flooding marshes that they wanted to farm.
How were the 13 Colonies treated in the Royal Proclamation?
In the Royal Proclamation, the 13 Colonies were not allowed to expand West anymore as the Royal Proclamation stops them from going into First Nations land.
Genocide
A policy to eliminate people of a particular cultural identity
What was the oath of allegiance?
An oath that would make the Acadians loyal to the crown.
Why does Britain want Quebec?
Quebec was a very well fortified place and it was the capital of New France. It was also the military stronghold of New France.
Why did the French and British want Acadia?
Acadia represented a base for attacking each other and it helped protect their own colonies. It was also used for its trading routes.
How did the Canadiens get effected in the Royal Proclamation?
Britain aimed to assimilate the Canadiens as they removed their way of governing and replaced it with the British government. They were also not allowed to practice their religion.
Prejudice
A negative generalization about a group of people based on uninformed judgements
How many acadians were removed from their homes?
11000
In the Quebec Act what did the Canadiens allowed to do?
They were now allowed to practice their religion and they were allowed to hold government positions.
What happened in 1755?
A new oath was set out to the Acadians called the oath of allegiance
What did the Royal Proclamation say about the First Nations?
Britain wanted peace with the First Nations so they created a law/rule saying no settlement could occur in First Nations Territory until the First Nations peoples had come to an agreement about their land with Britain.
Ethnic cleansing
A policy to remove people of a particular cultural identity
When the British took over Acadia and forced them to take and oath of allegiance, where did most of them go?
The Mi'kmaq and in New France