Still, by 1700, New France was not a great farming colony like the King had wanted and France didn't also have money or the time to spend on that colony. France and Britain didn't have good relations; they fought over colonies, fur trade and religion. In 1756 Seven Years' War started between them. The British colonists wanted new farmland and French fur traders had forts, which they refused to move. By 1758, the British had conquered the French fortress of Louisbourg at the entrance of the St. Lawrence River. This was the beginning of the end for French rule in North America. In September 1759, the British attacked the French on the Plains of Abraham and won. The following spring they also conquered Montreal. The British renamed the new French-speaking region Quebec. They allowed the French to keep their Roman Catholic religion, civil law system and language, so that they would not try to break away from Britain.
colony. The Struggle for Power France and Britain didn't have good relations. France and Britain were the most important countries in Europe at that time. They fought mostly over colonies and the fur trade. Difference in religion also caused tensions. In 1756 the Seven Years War broke out between France and Britain. They fought over colonies and areas in that war. By 1758 the British had captured the French fortress of Louisbourg. It was an important position for the British to acquire because it guarded the entrance of the St. Lawrence river. This marked the beginning of the end for French rule in North America. In 1759 a famous battle on the Plains of Abraham just outside of Quebec City was fought. Yhe British were victorious and on the following spring they conquered the last French stronghold Montreal. At the present day more than five million French-speaking peole live in the Quebec province
About 40 years later, Jacques Cartier, a French explorer, made two voyages from France. He found Indians in Canada. There are many place names in Canada that come from the Indians. The first people who came to live there were the French. It became a French colony. But soon the English also became interested in this rich country and so for many years England and France fought for the right to be the masters of the new land. In 1759 the English captured the French fortress of Louisbourg. Then Quebec lay unprotected. After the winning of Quebec they conquered Montreal and the French rule came to an end. The English allowed the French to keep their Roman Catholic religion, civil law system and language so they would not try to break away from Britain. After the American War of Independence immigrants from Britain began to arrive, among them there were also poor Irishmen and Scotsmen. Indeed, all the Canadians except the Indians and Eskimos, are really immigrants or their
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