Social 8: The British Take Over Quiz

There was only one two three( one, two, three ) way to win against New France. England Scotland( England, Scotland ) would have to gain control of two of France's centres of power; Louisburg Fort Montenac Saint Pierre( Louisburg, Fort Montenac, Saint Pierre ) and Quebec Montreal( Quebec, Montreal ).

Louisbourg Fort Montenac Quebec Saint Pierre( Louisbourg, Fort Montenac, Quebec, Saint Pierre ) had to be captured first last( first, last ). This was because it acted as a wall to Quebec was the largest colony. had more people than Quebec. blocked all of the rivers.( acted as a wall to Quebec, was the largest colony., had more people than Quebec., blocked all of the rivers. ).

Major-General James Wolfe Marquis de Montcalm( James Wolfe, Marquis de Montcalm ) led a fleet up the St. Lawrence River. He had about 200 300 400 150( 200, 300, 400, 150 ) ships carrying 9000 90,000 900 9,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000( 9000, 90,000, 900, 9,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ) soldiers and 18,000 10,000 8,000( 18,000, 10,000, 8,000 ) sailors. The line of ships stretched
for 150 200 250( 150, 200, 250 ) kilometres.

Wolfe came up with a plan. On the high clifftop behind the fortress was a farmer’s field is known as the Plains of Abraham Plains of Birmingham Fort Montenac Plains of Aberham( Plains of Abraham, Plains of Birmingham, Fort Montenac, Plains of Aberham ). If British soldiers could secretly make them the way there, they could attack the French
where their defences were weak non-existent strong( weak, non-existent, strong ).
Just before midnight on 12 September 13 August 11 October 5 July( 12 September, 13 August, 11 October, 5 July ) 1759, the first British soldiers stepped
ashore. Throughout the night, they crept up a steep path leading to the field. In a few hours, the British army was in place on the Plains of Abraham. When dawn dusk( dawn, dusk ) broke, the French were astonished to see thousands of red-coated blue-coated yellow-coated( red-coated, blue-coated, yellow-coated ) soldiers in battle position just outside the city gates.

After the battle, the English troops entered the city. "Québec is nothing but a
shapeless mass of ruins happy, beautiful, place depressing scene to look at( shapeless mass of ruins, happy, beautiful, place, depressing scene to look at ),” said one eyewitness. The French and English French English( French and English, French, English ) had struggled to get food for the winter. More British had died from disease than from the battle war than from disease natural causes from the battle( disease than from the battle, war than from disease, natural causes from the battle ).
The remaining French left to Montreal Halifax Fort Montenac( Montreal, Halifax, Fort Montenac ). They no longer wanted to fight live grow( fight, live, grow ).