French and British Struggle for North America

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Who were the skilled and courageous men who travelled by canoe called?

  • Pilgrims and settlers
  • Pioneers and cowboys
  • Explorers and adventurers
  • Voyageurs and coureurs des bois (correct)

When did the British defeat the French in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?

  • 1774
  • 1600
  • 1759 (correct)
  • 1700

Who were the commanders of the British and French armies at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?

  • George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Alexander Hamilton and King Louis XVI
  • Brigadier James Wolfe and the Marquis de Montcalm (correct)
  • Thomas Jefferson and Maximilien Robespierre

What act passed by the British Parliament in 1774 aimed to govern the French Roman Catholic majority better?

<p>Quebec Act (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Quebec Act of 1774 restore while maintaining British criminal law?

<p>French civil law (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group formed strong alliances with voyageurs and coureurs des bois?

<p><strong>First Nations</strong> (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason why English and French are the official languages of Canada?

<p>Because of the colonization by the British and French settlers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of people in Canada is known as the descendants of French colonists who began settling in the Maritime provinces in 1604?

<p>Acadians (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happened to more than two-thirds of the Acadians between 1755 and 1763?

<p>They were deported from their homeland (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which province in Canada is officially bilingual?

<p>New Brunswick (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for people who speak French as their first language in Canada?

<p>Francophones (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

From which European countries did the English-speaking and French-speaking Christian civilizations primarily come from?

<p>France and Portugal (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who were the commanders of both armies mentioned in the text?

<p>Marquis de Montcalm and Pierre Le Moyne (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which act passed by the British Parliament aimed to better govern the French Roman Catholic majority?

<p>The Quebec Act of 1774 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was a great hero of New France, winning many victories over the English?

<p>Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d’Iberville (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Quebec Act of 1774 allow for Catholics?

<p>Religious freedom and holding public office (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who defended the rights of the Canadiens and supervised the Loyalist migration to Nova Scotia and Quebec?

<p>Sir Guy Carleton (Lord Dorchester) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group fled oppression during the American Revolution to settle in Nova Scotia and Quebec?

<p>&quot;Loyalists&quot; loyal to the Crown (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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