Explorers
1.Who first named Canada?
Bonus: What is the story behind this and what did it really mean?
Jacques Cartier
Bonus: Indigenous colony was saying 'the village (kanata)', Cartier thought he said Canada, and named it that.
What harbour is famous for it's tea parties and why?
Boston - men protested against the King of England, dressed up as Indigenous, and threw tea into the harbour.
What is France?
Who had to give up some of their territory in North America as a result of the Treaty of Utrecht?
This British general led the attack at the Plains of Abraham in 1759.
Who is James Wolfe?
Which island did the Vikings land on
What is the Battle at the Plains of Abraham?
The major turning point in the Seven Years War that led to the fall of Quebec City and eventually ended French rule in Canada.
What was New France called after it was conquered?
Quebec (province of)
The name of these people means "runners of the woods". The name was given to Europeans who traveled inland to trade furs.
Coureur des bois
Who were the filles du roi?
young women, often orphans in the care of the Church, sent to marry settlers in New France.
The Indigenous people (all tribes).
What did the settlers take from the Indigenous people?
What was the Quebec Act?
An act that gave Canadiens living in Quebec some rights back.
The treaty that ended the war and gave Britain control over France.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
King George the third?
Who made a law that said the colonists couldn't move West of the Applachian mountains? Hint: The Royal Proclamation of 1763
Who did Jacques Cartier take back with him to France? What happened in France?
Chief Donnacona and his sons were captured (among others), and brought back to France. The Chief died.
Who is someone that wanted to be free from British rule?
What is a Patriot.
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper?
King George 3. The Royal Proclamation of 1763.
He was the King of England during the American Revolution. He issued this decree that angered colonists.