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Control Over Acadia

Control Over Acadia. 1713. Britain takes control of Acadia through the Treaty of Utrecht. Treaty of Utrecht: brought to an end the War of Spanish Succession between England and France. By it France gave up its claims in North America to Great Britain. 1720. France builds Louisbourg.

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Control Over Acadia

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  1. Control Over Acadia

  2. 1713 • Britain takes control of Acadia through the Treaty of Utrecht. Treaty of Utrecht: brought to an end the War of Spanish Succession between England and France. By it France gave up its claims in North America to Great Britain.

  3. 1720 • France builds Louisbourg Louisbourg: the major settlement of the French colony.

  4. 1745 • Britain captures Louisbourg

  5. 1748 • France regains Louisbourg

  6. 1749 • Britain builds Halifax

  7. 1758 • Britain captures Louisbourg one more time during the Seven Years’ War. Seven Years’ War: a world war that took place from 1756-1763. Britain aimed to destroy the French navy and establish worldwide domination of the seas.

  8. 1763 • France surrenders possession of nearly all its claims in North America including Louisbourg- under the Treaty of Paris which ends the war Treaty of Paris: the 1763 agreement between Britain and France that ended the Seven Years’ War, in which France gave up nearly all its claims in North America.

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