history

• In what year was acadians removed rom the coloney?

  On september 5th, 1755
• what country was Acadia handed over to after the Treaty of Utretch?

  They were handed over to the British
• what did the britsh Governor try to force the Acadians to do?


  The british tried to get the Acadians to take a Oath of Allegiance
• what happend to the acadians when they refused to do what the british governor commanded?

  They got kicked out of Acadia
• How many acadians were forced onto ships and left Acadia?

  Out of around 12000 Acadians, about 10000 of them were forced onto ships to leave Acadia
• How many acadians died after being forced ontoships? 


  About a 3rd of people died ater being forced onto ships
• what happend to families in all the confusion of being forced onto ships?

  families ended up getting seperated, and they never saw each other again
• Why was the st. lawrence river open for invasion by 1758?

  In 1758, the british captured louisbourg and destoryed the fortress, the st. lawrence river is now open to the british invasion.
• who led a campaign to take over new france?


  james wolfe led a campaign in the year 1759.
• how many soldeirs did Wolfe bring on his campaign?

  He brought 9000 soldeirs
• why was it dificult to invade quebec?

  there was a protecting wall, it was a walled city
• who was the leader of the french army?

  Marquis Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
• what is a feint?

  A feint is a move designed to deceive an opponent
• How did general wolfe use a feint on the beauport shore?

  he organized someof hisships to make them think he'd attach again, but instead he went up from behind.
• what was the anse-au-foulon, and why was it a risky place to move british soldeirs?

  the anse-au-foulon was a steep and narrow path. It was risky because they would have to climb up this path.
• how many troops did general wolfe lead up the anse-au-foulon?

  About 5000
• why couldnt wolfe and his army attack quebec from the plains of abraham?

  becuase it was defended by high stone walls
• why would the people of quebec eventally have to leave the city?

  becuase they would be running low on food, so they'd have to leave to get more.
• why was food scare for the people of quebec?

  becuase the british had stopped the trade on the river.
• where were montcalms best soldeirs at this time?

  his best troops were at the beauport shore
• what was the thin red line? how did it work?

  The British soldiers in their red uniforms stood shoulder to shoulder in three lines, one behind another. Every soldier had his musket loaded. The first line shot, then knelt down and reloaded. Then the second line shot, and they knelt down and loaded, then the 3rd line went. Then the first line would stay again, and they’d repeat.
• which french leader offically surrendered to the british?

  marquis de vaudreuil
• define capitulation

  to surrender, give up
• what did the british allow the french to keep?

  they agreed that the roman catholic religion would be able to continue
• list 2 other conditions of frances surrender to the british

  the french would be allowed to continue their religion, and merchannts were allowed to continue as well.
• when was the treaty of paris signed?

  what is a treaty?

  the treaty of paris was signed in 1763

  a treaty is a formal, legal binding document
• list 3 of the 6 demands listed by the marquis de vaudreil

  which one was the most important?

  Allow de Vaudreuil and other senior French government officials to return to France.

  If the peace treaty to end the war returns Quebec to France, de Vaudreuil must be allowed to return and the surrender is void.

  The Roman Catholic religion must be allowed to continue without interference. This is the most important one.
• what was one of the most important results of the treaty of paris?

  the french empire in this part of north america was at an end
• when did the colony of new france offically end?

  it officially ended with the treaty of paris, in 1763
• name 2 ways which people differed from the people of new france?

  First Nations peoples regarded the land in a spiritual way. The French traders wanted the First Nations peoples to supply them with furs for trading purposes, not just for personal use and survival as before.
• although they were defeated and taken over by britain, what did new france establish that is still around in canada today?

  new france established a french speaking and roman catholic population in north america forever