War and Peace

What was the Seven Years War?

• A war between British North America and the United States that was fought in both colonies

• A war in which France and Great Britain fought each other in both countries and the colonies

• A civil war within the colonies of British North America

Which country had the largest land-claim in North America in the mid-1700s?

• Great Britain

• Spain

• France

• Canada

Why were the British unhappy with their land claims prior to the Seven Years War?

• They wanted the West, but the French and First Nations were in the way.

• They wanted to fight the Spanish for more territory.

• They wanted to share their land with the First Nations, but they refused.

What caused the Great Deportation of the Acadians? Choose all the correct answers.

• The Acadians refused to swear loyalty to the British Crown

• The Acadians sided with the First Nations in the last conflict

• Britain was worried the Acadians would side with the Canadiens in Quebec if there was a conflict

• Britain did not want their colony corrupted with the French Acadians

What effects did the Royal Proclamation have on BNA for the British?

• They could not expand west since the French and First Nations were in the way

• The Acadians were deported to create a purely English state

• The size of Quebec was restored to its original size

• Put their government and court systems into place across North America

What effect did the Royal Proclamation have on BNA for the French?

• British government, law, and court systems would be used (English for everyone)

• Catholics were banned from government jobs

• Quebec became smaller and the Catholic church lost its right to tithe

• All of the Above

• Options B and C only

What effects did the Royal Proclamation have in BNA for the First Nations?

• Put their government and court systems into place across North America

• The interior of the land was set aside for First Nations tribes

• First Nations tribes were deported from North America

What effects did the Quebec Act have on North America? Select all that apply.

• The size of Quebec was restored

• Much of the First Nations land was given to the French

• French language rights recognized

• The French Seigneurial system remained

• Catholics regained all the rights they had lost in the Royal Proclamation