Conquest of New France

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/conquest-of-new-france

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1. What is the capital of Conquest of New France?Quebec City
2. What language do people speak in Conquest of New France?French (dominant), various Indigenous languages, and English (increasingly influential post-conquest)
3. When was Conquest of New France built?1535
4. What is the population (approximate french inhabitants)?Approximately 70,000 in 1760
5. What was New France and where was it located?New France was a French colony in North America that began in 1535. It stretched from the Atlantic coast to the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River basin, and the St. Lawrence River was its main waterway.
6. Why did Britain want to conquer New France?Britain and France were competing for land and trade. New France had valuable fur, fishing, and farming, so Britain wanted to take control of those resources.

French and Indian War: The North American theater of the Seven Years' War, fought between Great Britain and France from 1754 to 1763.
British Military Regime: The period of direct military governance imposed by Britain on New France from 1760 to 1763.
Treaty of Paris: The 1763 peace treaty that officially concluded the Seven Years' War and ceded New France to Great Britain.
Canadiens: The term used for the French-speaking inhabitants of New France and later British North America.