Social 8: The British Take Over Quiz

Check all FOUR groups that fought against the English:

There was only [blank_start]one[blank_end] way to win against New France. [blank_start]England[blank_end] would have to gain control of two of France's centres of power; [blank_start]Louisburg[blank_end] and [blank_start]Quebec[blank_end].

[blank_start]Louisbourg[blank_end] had to be captured [blank_start]first[blank_end]. This was because it [blank_start]acted as a wall to Quebec[blank_end].

When did the British attack Louisbourg?

Enter the order of events for the attack on Louisbourg(according to the textbook): 1. [blank_start]They blockaded the harbour[blank_end] 2. [blank_start]Set up onshore with their cannons[blank_end] 3. [blank_start]Cut off the town from the rest of land[blank_end] 4. [blank_start]Settled in for a long siege[blank_end] 5. [blank_start]The French were cut off from supplies[blank_end] 6. [blank_start]The British sunk their ships[blank_end] 7. [blank_start]Launched cannonballs at the fort[blank_end] 8. [blank_start]The French surrendered[blank_end]

The battle at Louisbourg went by very quickly.

When did the battle for Quebec begin?

Major-General [blank_start]James Wolfe[blank_end] led a fleet up the St. Lawrence River. He had about [blank_start]200[blank_end] ships carrying [blank_start]9000[blank_end] soldiers and [blank_start]18,000[blank_end] sailors. The line of ships stretched for [blank_start]150[blank_end] kilometres.

How long did the battle for Quebec last?

Why did Montcalm stay in the Quebec fortress for so long?

What was James Wolfe's goal in the Quebec battle?

How was attacking Quebec different from Louisbourg?

The French didn't believe help was coming and felt hopeless.

Wolfe came up with a plan. On the high clifftop behind the fortress was a farmer’s field is known as the [blank_start]Plains of Abraham[blank_end]. If British soldiers could secretly make them the way there, they could attack the French where their defences were [blank_start]weak[blank_end]. Just before midnight on [blank_start]12 September[blank_end] 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 [blank_start]dawn[blank_end] broke, the French were astonished to see thousands of [blank_start]red-coated[blank_end] soldiers in battle position just outside the city gates.

How many troops were on the Plains of Abraham?

Both Montcalm and Wolfe died in the battle.

After the battle, the English troops entered the city. "Québec is nothing but a [blank_start]shapeless mass of ruins[blank_end],” said one eyewitness. The [blank_start]French and English[blank_end] had struggled to get food for the winter. More British had died from [blank_start]disease than from the battle[blank_end]. The remaining French left to [blank_start]Montreal[blank_end]. They no longer wanted to [blank_start]fight[blank_end].

When did the French officially surrender to the British?

Check all FIVE things that the Canadians did in the St. Lawrence River Valley: