Chapter Five Flashcards
When was the earliest that France had settlements in Acadia?
1604
When did Britain take over Acadia?
1713
Why would both Britain and France build a fortress?
So they could both claim land
Definition: Deport
To send out of a country
Definition: The Great Deportation
The removal of eleven thousand Acadians from Acadia by Britain, starting in 1755.
Definition: Tithe
A payment to support a church
Definition: Retaliate
To get revenge
Definition: Assimilation
The process of changing to a different cultural grouo
Definition: Genocide
A policy to eliminate people of a particular cultural identity
Definition: Imperialism
A decision on the part of a ruler to eliminate other territories
Definition: treaty of Paris
An agreement to end the seven years war in 1763
Definition: Decisive
Producing lasting change