Seven Years' War
Which year did the Seven Years' War begin?
1756.
What is the name of the main territory that the British occupied in North America where modern day USA is now?
The Thirteen Colonies.
What is the name of the territory called that French colonists lived in along the St. Lawrence River?
New France.
What does the term "superpower" refer to?
Which French fort was first captured in 1758 by the British?
Louisbourg.
Which river system did the British want control of from the French?
St. Lawrence River.
What was another name for the French colonists in North America in the 1700s?
Canadiens.
Why did the French and English want to go to war so often throughout their time in North America? What motivated them?
Major-General James Wolfe of the British, invaded New France in the spring of 1759. Which city did he attack to help the British win their war against the French in North America?
Quebec.
Which group of people did the British feel they were missing out on trading with?
First Nations.
What was the capital city of New France?
Quebec.
True or False: France and English were almost always at war with each other between 1690 - 1763.
True.
What is the name of the great battle that occurred outside the city walls of Quebec between the British and French on 12 September, 1759?
The Battle on the Plains of Abraham.
What is the name of the area in Canada called that the British occupied west of New France?
Rupert's Land.
What was the name of the fort that protected French interests in Acadia?
Fort Louisbourg.
Who were the people that were kicked out of Nova Scotia and moved to other parts of North America by the British?
The Acadians.
Which year did the French officially surrender Montreal to the British, in which this allowed the British to completely take over New France?
8 September, 1760.
What did the British want the Acadians to do before they kicked them out of Nova Scotia?
What is the name of the French colony that was on the Atlantic Ocean?
Acadia.
Acadians were descendants of French colonists from the 1600s that settled near the St. Lawrence River. True or false?
False.