Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 9
The Treaty of Paris
How Canada passed from France to Britain
What your child practises
After the Seven Years' War, the Treaty of Paris (1763) moved most of New France to Britain. Children learn about the Plains of Abraham, the Royal Proclamation, the Quebec Act, and why Indigenous nations were not part of the treaty.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: the Treaty of Paris and the transfer of Canada to the British · the Seven Years' War, the Treaty of Paris of 1763 and what changed under British rule
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
Why might French-speaking people have been worried in 1763?
💭- they had no homes
- they had too many holidays
- they liked all change
- they feared losing their language and way of life
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they feared losing their language and way of life
Hint: The Quebec Act of 1774 later helped protect their language and religion.
Question 2
Where was the treaty of 1763 signed?
🗼- London, Ontario
- Edmonton
- Montréal
- Paris, in France
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Paris, in France
Hint: It is named after the city.
Question 3
Were First Nations asked about the Treaty of Paris?
❓- yes, they signed first
- they ruled Paris
- they wrote it
- no, they were not part of it
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no, they were not part of it
Hint: It was made between Britain and France.
Question 4
Which language did most people in the colony speak in 1763?
🗣️- French
- German
- English
- Spanish
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French
Hint: Most people in New France spoke French.
Question 5
What does it mean to “cede” land?
📜- to give it up
- to sell it back
- to dig it
- to hide it
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to give it up
Hint: France ceded most of New France to Britain.
Question 6
The Treaty of Paris was a turning point because…
🔄- nothing changed
- it created a new language
- control of the colony changed hands
- all the people left
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control of the colony changed hands
Hint: After 1763 Britain governed the colony.