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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

    Which province in Canada is officially bilingual?

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

    What did the Quebec Act of 1774 allow for Catholics?

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

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