A | B |
James Wolfe | leader of the British forces |
Louis-Joseph Marquis de Montcalm | leader of the French forces |
Louisbourg | French military base on Île Royale |
land and sea | ways that the British were going to attack Québec |
Beauport Shore | place on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River where the French were entrenched |
Lévis | place where the British had cannons shooting at Québec City |
Ohio Valley | Britain, France, and the First Nations were fighting over this area |
New France | what Québec was called during the Seven Years War and before |
River of Fire | the French "surprise" for the British ships |
French forces | won against the British on July 31, 1759 |
Montmorency Falls | big waterfalls on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River |
100 miles long | length of the line of British ships coming up the St. Lawrence River |
eight weeks | how long the British shot cannons at Québec City in the summer of 1759 |
Benjamin Franklin | leader in the British colonies who wanted to expand his territory |
problems James Wolfe had | sickness, argued with his soldiers |
Boston | city in the British colonies |
St. Lawrence River | water route to Québec City |
French and Indian War | another name for the Seven Years War in North America |
Seven Years War | world war between the British and French |
Spain | owned Florida up to 1763 |
France | owned Louisiana during the Seven Years War (and before for many years) |
Louisiana | named after King Louis XIV in France |
First Nations | involved in the Seven Years War but had been living in North America for many years before |
Québec City | city on a hill on the St. Lawrence River |
red | colour of the British forces uniform |