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Question | Answer |
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What was the french fortress captured by the british in 1759 in the heart of new france called? | Quebec |
Montreal | Captured by the British in 1760. Ensured British supremacy in North America. |
When was Louisbourg built? | 1720 |
Why did the French built Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island? | To guard the Gulf of St. Lawrence and its fishermen to ensure a supply of cod |
Who built Halifax to counter Louisbourg? | England |
Why did the British build Halifax? | To counter Louisbourg |
Where did the final battle for Quebec take place? | The Plains of Abraham. Sept. 13, 1759 |
What did the area known as Acadia include? | Nova Scotia, P.E.I, and New Brunswick |
What land was once a famous cod fishing ground off Newfoundland? | The Grand Banks |
What were the two islands off Newfoundland that France got to keep after the treaty of Paris? | St. Pierre and Miquelon |
Frederick the Great | Prussian King who fought the french army for Britain |
Unpopular British General who captured Quebec during the battle of the plains of Abraham | James Wolfe |
French General who loses the battle of the plains of Abraham | Marquis de Montcalm |
What two generals die during the battle of the plains of Abraham | James wolfe and Marquis de Montcalm |
First British govenor of Quebec | James Murray, was sent back to England for being anti-french |
Sir Guy Carlton | Becomes Govenor of Quebec. Drops assimilation policy |
The sinister intendant of Louisbourg | Francois Bigot |
French Farmers living in Acadia | Acadians |
treaty of Utrecht | 1713 Britain was given Hudson Bay |
Period of british Military Rule | Between 1760-1763, when the british military set up temporary govenrnment in New France to keep peace. |
Treaty of Paris | In 1763 war official ended between France and Britain. France gave up New France and Acadia. They kept St. Pierre and Miquelon. |
Royal Proclamation | 1763 to make Quebec, British through assimilation. Didn't work. French out # british. |
Quebec Act | 1774 in attempt to keep canadiens loyal to britain. French could keep language, Seignural system, and religion. |
Assimilation | One culture aborbs into another. |
Biculturalism | When 2 distinct cultures co-exist in same country |