Background to Seven Years’ War
This term describes a country that is more powerful than almost all others and dominates world affairs.
What is a superpower?
These people were descendants of French colonists who first farmed the shores of the Bay of Fundy.
Who were the Acadians?
The war for North America began in this river valley.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
This was what New France got renamed to as part of the Royal Proclamation of 1763.
What is Quebec?
This was the reason the Quebec Act was passed just before the American Revolution.
What is keeping Quebec loyal to avoid another rebellion?
What is the Seven Years’ War?
This First Nation considered Acadia part of its homeland and had a positive relationship with the Acadians.
Who were the Mi’kmaq people?
This was the third option for the British, which involved letting Canadiens keeping their culture.
What is accommodation?
The interior (including the Ohio Valley) was reserved for this group.
Who were the First Nations people.
DAILY DOUBLE: These are the three things granted by the Quebec Act by contributed to Canada’s modern day bilingualism.
What are French language, religion, and laws
This was the primary reason for the escalating tensions between the French and the British in North America leading to war.
British wanted to expand land control but were blocked in by the French controlled land to the west and the Acadians to the North
DAILY DOUBLE: This was the purpose of the Oath of Neutrality.
What are the Acadians agreeing to stay neutral in any future wars between the British and French?
This was why assimilation was appealing to British leaders.
What is Canadiens becoming more British and loyal to the Crown.
After the war, these two rights/powers were lost by the Catholic Church via the Royal Proclamation.
What are taxing and holding government jobs?
This was the consequence of the Acadians’ refusal to sign the Oath of Allegiance in 1755.
What was the deportation of Acadians?
This geographic feature made Quebec difficult to attach and helped protect the colony.
What is the high cliff overlooking the St. Lawrence River / upper walled fortress?
The British gained control of Acadia in 1713 via this treaty.
What is the Treaty of Utrecht?
This was why Montcalm thought he could outlast the British.
He hoped winter would force the British to retreat before reinforcements arrived.
These were challenges faced by First Nations after the war.
What were newcomers flooding their territories and wanting peace and protection of land.
These two major factors explained why Britain and France fought over North America control.
What are economic power (money) and territorial control (imperialism)
How did First Nations’ alliances influence the British defeats in the Ohio River Valley?
The French adopted First Nations’ battle tactics, giving them a strategic advantage in defending their land.
Britain responded to France’s military presence by building this fort in 1749.
What is Halifax?
This was the reason the Battle of the Plains of Abraham was considered a turning point in Canadian history.
DAILY DOUBLE: This was the year that the Quebec Act was written.
When is 1774?
This 1774 law expanded Quebec’s territory back to its original size and protected French language, religion, and legal systems — laying foundations for bilingual Canada.
What is the Quebec Act of 1774?