Chapter 5: War and British Conquest

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Across
  1. 2. A conflict started by Indigenous nations in 1763 to resist British control after the French lost New France.
  2. 4. A French fortress on Cape Breton Island that protected French trade and fishing in the Atlantic.
  3. 7. A British military leader who helped defeat the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
  4. 8. A war (1756–1763) between Britain and France that was fought in Europe and North America over land and power.
  5. 9. A location that is important for military or trade reasons because it is easy to defend or control.
  6. 12. The act of being forced to leave land or homes.
  7. 14. A promise the British wanted Acadians to make, saying they would be loyal to the British king instead of France.
  8. 16. This document officially ended the Seven Years’ War and gave Britain control of New France.
  9. 19. A military action where an army surrounds a place to cut off supplies and force surrender.
  10. 20. A British law that allowed French Canadians to keep their language, religion, and laws.
  11. 21. The Atlantic provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
  12. 22. When a group is treated as less important and given fewer rights or opportunities.
  13. 23. The ability to speak and use two languages.
Down
  1. 1. An agreement signed in 1713 that ended a war in Europe and North America and gave Britain control of some French lands in North America.
  2. 3. The French military leader who defended New France during the Seven Years’ War.
  3. 5. A British law that recognized Indigenous land rights and set rules for settlement in North America.
  4. 6. The forced removal of thousands of Acadians by the British between 1755 and 1763.
  5. 10. When a group is forced or pressured to give up its culture and adopt another culture.
  6. 11. A key event in 1759 where British forces defeated the French near Québec City.
  7. 13. To force people to leave their homes or country, usually by government order.
  8. 15. French settlers who lived in what is now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
  9. 17. A promise some Acadians wanted to make saying they would not fight for either Britain or France during wars.
  10. 18. The British attack on the city of Québec in 1759 during the Seven Years’ War.