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Farmer owned the Plains of Abraham, his name was Abraham
James Wolfe died on the battlefield
General Montcalm also died in battle
British shot French from 40 feet away
Had to climb a cliff to reach the pathway
Secret password at top of cliff had to be said in perfect French, "vivre le France!"
Montcalm sipped Bourbon?
Line of British soldiers was one mile long
Montcalm didn't leave citadel until people were dying
Wolfe fought in siege of Lousibourg and Plains of Abraham
Wolfe had to take small boats at nighttime
British has to climb the cliff but British spoke perfect French
Scottish messenger and said the British were attacked, he thought he was drunk!
First Nations washed their hands of Jumonville Glen's brains
British outnumbered during Restigouche but still won
French sent up refugee camp for First Nations during Peticodiac
Battle of Lake George was nicknamed Bloody Pond
Restigouche used a bait ship
British prisoners of war shown around Louisbourg and found flaws (from Grassy Island)
Louisbourg soldiers were disgruntled
British used sledges to sieze Lousibourg
Lunenberg = scapled
French mainly allianced with First Nations
Second one lead by James Wolfe
French king (maybe jokingly) said he wanted Louisbourg to be so big he could see it from France
British won
French captured British prisoners of war from Grassy Island, British soldiers wandered around Louisbourgh and they looked for weaknesses. One weakness was low morale around the fortress because they weren't getting paid. After they let the prisoners go, they attacked using these weaknesses
During the second siege, they attacked one ship and the fire spread to two ships. Also brought weapons across on sledges.
French ran out of a lot of supplies to fight back.
Ended in 1904
Treaty was written only in English, which was negative because First Nations signing it did not understand it.
First Nations were bribed to sign it
The King died in 1700 with no one to replace him so France attacked (Spanish succession)
Signed by Europeans without First Nations being involved
A large majority of people who signed it fought in the war of Spanish Succession
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