Acadian Life
French-speaking Roman Catholics who developed their own unique culture, based on their style of farming and language.
The Acadians
A British trader who led a trading expedition into the prairies to find trading partners after the French cut off their trade from the south.
Henry Kelsey
French trader who responded to the expedition of Henry Kelsey by travelling with his two sons into the Prairies to set up trading posts there.
Pierre La Verendyre
The centre of the final battle of the Seven Year's War that concluded with the British defeating the French and taking over the rest of New France
Quebec
Its high tides demanded that the Acadians build dikes to be able to farm the land along the shores of the Bay.
Bay of Fundy
Name two different tragedies that the Acadians faced in the Great Deportation.
1. They were forced to leave all their belongings behind, except for what they could carry.
2. Their farms were burned and destroyed.
3. Their families were often separated in the confusion, never to be found again.
4. Some of their ships sunk at sea.
5. They were among foreigners who spoke a different language than them.
British Prime Minister who sent 50 000 troops to North America to try and capture the French fortresses and cause the French to surrender.
William Pitt
The French commander in charge of defending and protecting Quebec city from the British attackers.
Marquis de Montcalm
An abandoned farmer's field that became the centre of the final battle between the French and the British that only lasted fifteen minutes
The French fort on Cape Breton that guarded the mouth of the Cabot Strait and became the first target of the British invasion when they sought to take over New France.
Louisbourg
Why did Charles Lawrence choose The Great Deportation as the solution to the Acadian problem? (three reasons)
1. Acadians were French-speaking, so they might support France
2. Acadians refused to swear an oath of loyalty to the British
3. 300 Acadians were discovered to have defended Fort Beausejour against the British.
The commander of the British fleet that attacked and overcame Quebec on the Plains of Abraham.
Major-General James Wolfe
Surrendered New France over to the British on September 8, 1760.
Governor Vaudreuil
The very last stand of the remaining French soldiers after the fall of Quebec, which also became the place where the French flag was surrendered over to the British.
Montreal
A trouble spot of conflict between the French and the British revolving around the supremacy of the fur trade.
Hudson Bay
Descendants of the Acadians who fled south and settled in Louisiana.
Cajuns
The British governor of Nova Scotia who tried to make the Acadians swear an oath of allegiance to the British king and decided to deport the Acadians when they refused.
Charles Lawrence
Otherwise known as Cape Breton, it became the sit where the French built the fortress called Louisbourg to protect the Cabot Strait.
Ile Royale
The period of conflict that began in 1756 and lasted until 1763
The Seven Year's War
Neighbours and allies with the Acadians and taught them many important things about hunting and medicine.
Mi'kmaqs