British drive the French from Canada
- 1. Which British general led the British forces in driving the French from Canada?
A) William Pitt
B) Oliver Cromwell
C) James Wolfe
D) George Washington
- 2. Which major battle marked the turning point in the British conquest of Canada?
A) Battle of Saratoga
B) Battle of the Plains of Abraham
C) Battle of Ticonderoga
D) Battle of Bunker Hill
- 3. Which city was the capital of New France before the British takeover?
A) Vancouver
B) Quebec City
C) Montreal
D) Toronto
- 4. What was the name of the French general who led the defense of Canada during the Seven Years' War?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Jacques Cartier
C) Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
D) Joachim du Bellay
- 5. Which treaty officially ended French rule in Canada?
A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Treaty of Utrecht
C) Treaty of Paris
D) Treaty of Tordesillas
- 6. Who was the British monarch during the time of the British conquest of Canada?
A) George II
B) Victoria
C) Henry VIII
D) Elizabeth I
- 7. What was the name of the indigenous population of Canada who allied with the French during the conflict?
A) Huron
B) Comanche
C) Cherokee
D) Apache
- 8. Where did the French establish their first permanent settlement in Canada?
A) Halifax
B) Toronto
C) Montreal
D) Quebec
- 9. Which Native American leader fought alongside the French against the British in Canada?
A) Geronimo
B) Sitting Bull
C) Crazy Horse
D) Pontiac
- 10. Which British commander led the expedition against Fort Duquesne, a French stronghold in North America?
A) General Robert Clive
B) General George Washington
C) General Thomas Gage
D) General Edward Braddock
- 11. Which war resulted in the British driving the French from Canada?
A) Napoleonic Wars
B) Seven Years' War
C) World War I
D) American Revolutionary War
- 12. In the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, who emerged victorious?
A) Spanish
B) Native American
C) British
D) French
- 13. Which European power backed the British in their efforts to drive the French from Canada?
A) Prussia
B) Austria
C) Russia
D) Spain
- 14. Which river played a crucial role in the military operations during the British campaign against the French in Canada?
A) St. Lawrence River
B) Hudson River
C) Mississippi River
D) Ohio River
- 15. Which British general played a key role in securing the surrender of Montreal in 1760, further driving out the French from Canada?
A) Charles Cornwallis
B) Edward Braddock
C) Jeffrey Amherst
D) James Abercrombie
- 16. What was the name of the region in Canada where the British and French forces clashed during their military campaigns?
A) New Spain
B) New Holland
C) New France
D) Louisiana
- 17. Which French fort was captured by the British in 1758, weakening French control in Canada?
A) Quebec
B) Louisbourg
C) Detroit
D) Montreal
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