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Security and the Final Years of New France, 1713-1763

Security and the Final Years of New France, 1713-1763. How did the First Nations increase its cooperation with some First Nations peoples? How did the fur trade increase conflict between the British and the French? Why did the British and the French go to war in the 1750s?

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Security and the Final Years of New France, 1713-1763

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  1. Security and the Final Years of New France, 1713-1763

  2. How did the First Nations increase its cooperation with some First Nations peoples? • How did the fur trade increase conflict between the British and the French? • Why did the British and the French go to war in the 1750s? • Why did the British defeat New France in 1759? • What terms of surrender did the British grant the population of New France after defeating?

  3. 1) from 1607 onward, the British founded and maintained the Thirteen Colonies, later called New England, along the Atlantic Coast • 2) From its founding in 1670, the Hudson’s Bay Company maintained a fur trade for Britain to the north and west of New France • 3) From the 1660s onward, the British defeated the Dutch and maintained a fur empire south of the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, and Lake Erie • In 1713, the French signed a treaty confirming the British possession of Acadia

  4. Who would the French need to help them compete with (and resist) the British?

  5. First Nations Allies • Huron, in particular • Built an efficient transport system • Small canoes -> larger canoes at central points -> ships • Special transportation techniques – snowshoes, dog sleds • Eventually ... North West Company formed, which created a fierce rivalry with HBC

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