Pre-Confederation

3. and Indian War, Conflict between Britain and France in North America, influencing the future of Canada.
5. Nations, Indigenous peoples of Canada prior to European colonization.
7. Act, Legislation passed in 1774, granting religious freedoms and territory to French Canadians.
8. A. Macdonald, First Prime Minister of Canada, played a key role in Confederation.
9. de Champlain, French explorer known as the "Father of New France," founded Quebec City in 1608.
13. American colonists who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution, many settled in Canada.
14. French-speaking inhabitants of Quebec.

1. of Paris (1763), Treaty ending the Seven Years' War and transferring control of Canada from France to Britain.
2. French settlers expelled from Nova Scotia by the British in the mid-18th century.
3. Trade, Economic activity that dominated Canada's early history.
4. and Lower Canada, Two separate regions created by the Constitutional Act of 1791, later united to form the Province of Canada.
6. Years' War, Global conflict involving European powers, known as the French and Indian War in North America.
10. People of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry, played a significant role in fur trade and Canadian history.
11. Proclamation of 1763, British decree establishing policies for Indigenous lands and colonial settlement.
12. Bay Company, British fur trading company with significant influence in Canada before Confederation.