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
o The King of France paid their “tickets” and also paid their dowry so it was a good option for them.
· The Battle
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
