Nicole

Seven Year's War -British vs. French -British wanted the Ohio valley and western boundry of the thirteen colonies -Battle went global and Britain wanted to destroy the French armies and conquer their land -Britain captured Quebec/did not end the war for it continued in the rest of the world -The war ended when France signed the Treaty of Paris -Under treaty French kept small fishing village in North America but lost the rest of the land -Battle on the Plains of Abraham was very important to outcome of Canada -British forces led by general James Wolfe launched a suprise attack on the plains just outside Quebec -Wolfe had tried to capture Quebec for years laying and firing large guns along the coast line -Battle/attack came as a total suprise -Battle was very short and lasted under an hour -Marquis Montcalm launched an immediate counteract hoping to stop the British before they were prepared -Fight had a fairly even number of soldiers -Montcalm and Wolfe both were shot in the fight -Wolfe died on the spot and was brought back to Europe known as a hero for the British victory -Montcalm lasted only a day and was buried in the field with the rest of the dead soldier -War ended with the Treaty of Paris and France gave up all claims to their land in the new country -War started in 1756 and ended in 1763 -War ended earlier in North America and lasted longer in the European mother countries -Once the British won the war the left over French pioneers were forced to assimulate(get all their rights but follow British law) -Assimulationn failed -First Nations felt they were losing their land/Canadiens felt they lost their culture/british were struggling in the new land -Attempt to turn Quebec British failed -Thirteen colonists getting restlessso Quebec Act of 1774 was signed then on making Canada bilingual -British sunk French ships shortened the French's food supply and much more after seven weeks of bombardment the French surrendered -The next month after British had control of Louisburg Major-General Wolfe wanted Quebec -The battle for Quebec lasted three months and the French tried to hold off the British until winter because they would have to retreat -Battle on the Plains of Abraham was bloodiest battle on Canadian soil with 1300 soldiers killed including both the generals -New France passed into Britsh hands in the fall of 1760 -Lack of supplies after the fight for Louisburg killed many Britsh soldies -British sent a ship full of soldiers and won the war -Seven Year War was almost a world war -Ohio River Valley in 1754 Britsh were defeated because French adopted First Nation style of fighting -Britsh tried again next year but lost again -Prime Minister sent more money more ships and more soldiers to fight -Both French and Britsh wanted to expand onto the new soil -British wanted more farm land, tradeing and fisheries on the new land