Grade 7 · Social Studies · Unit 7 of 10
Power & Conflict, 1713 to 1800
From France to Britain
What your child practises
The Treaty of Utrecht, the expulsion of the Acadians, the Seven Years' War, the Royal Proclamation of 1763, the Quebec Act, the Loyalists and the Constitutional Act, with attention to the perspectives of different groups and to checking sources.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: History A1.2, A1.3, A2.3, A3.1–A3.3, A3.8 · events, treaties and changes in Canada between 1713 and 1800, including the displacement of the Acadians
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
In what year was the Quebec Act passed?
- 1763
- 1791
- 1774
- 1812
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1774
Hint: It came a few years before the American Revolution.
Question 2
What was the Seven Years' War?
- A war that lasted exactly seven weeks
- A civil war within New France
- A war between two First Nations
- A global war between Britain and France and their allies, including in North America
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A global war between Britain and France and their allies, including in North America
Hint: Many First Nations were allies of one side or the other, or tried to stay neutral.
Question 3
Put these events in the order they happened.
- ⛵The expulsion of the Acadians begins
- 📜Royal Proclamation of 1763
- 🗺️Constitutional Act creates Upper and Lower Canada
- ⚔️Battle of the Plains of Abraham
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The expulsion of the Acadians begins → Battle of the Plains of Abraham → Royal Proclamation of 1763 → Constitutional Act creates Upper and Lower Canada
Hint: Utrecht 1713, expulsion of the Acadians begins 1755, Plains of Abraham 1759, Royal Proclamation 1763, Quebec Act 1774, Constitutional Act 1791.
Question 4
What did the Constitutional Act (1791) do?
- It joined all colonies into one
- It divided Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada
- It gave every adult the vote
- It ended the fur trade
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It divided Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada
Hint: Upper Canada used British law and Lower Canada kept French civil law.
Question 5
A well-known painting of General Wolfe's death was painted years after the battle by an artist who was not there. What should historians keep in mind?
- The artist may have shown the scene to honour Wolfe, not as an exact record
- It proves Wolfe won by himself
- Only photographs can be evidence
- Paintings always show exact events
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The artist may have shown the scene to honour Wolfe, not as an exact record
Hint: Check when, by whom and why a source was made.
Question 6
Why did Pontiac and allied Nations resist the British in 1763?
- They wanted to move to Europe
- France ordered them to make peace
- The British took over forts, reduced gift-giving and trade, and settlers moved onto their lands
- They wanted to join the British army
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The British took over forts, reduced gift-giving and trade, and settlers moved onto their lands
Hint: After the French left, many Nations had to deal with new British policies.