Thursday, 5 April 2012

This Long Weekend...

Hi 7B/7A,

For 7B, please make sure that you create an online profile on Voicethread like Mrs. Norris showed you. I will be checking to see that you've completed them over the weekend.

For both classes -- study hard over the weekend for your test on Tuesday! Here's some help...

What we need to know about New France

·        Filles du Roi
o       The King’s Daughters
o       They were poor French women sent to France to populate the colony. They married the men there.
o       The King of France paid their “tickets” and also paid their dowry so it was a good option for them.

·        The Battle of Louisbourg
o       It was a French fort on the coast of Nova Scotia
o       It protected the St. Lawrence River from the English
o       It went right into the heart of New France – Quebec and Montreal
o       So when Louisbourg was captured – the war turned against them.

·        The Battle of the Plains of Abraham
o       Fought in 1763
o       It was fought just outside of Quebec
o       General Wolfe led the British and General Montcalm led the French
o       It was the battle that ended the 7 Year War and it finally decided who took over North America

·        Treaty of Paris
o       It was the Treaty that was signed at the end of the war between the French and the English
o       It made certain agreements: 1. That French could still be spoken, the French Canadians can still keep their religion and that the custom and culture would be kept

·        Fur Trade
o       New France became rich because of the fur trade
o       Was dependent on the Fur Trade
o       The French made alliances with the Huron for trading rights and the Iroquois did the same with the English
o       It’s what caused the war – control of wealth

What are some reasons that the English won the war:

What did the British want from the Acadians?

Why is Quebec French Today?

-Mr. C