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AP Success - AP European History: Treaty of Paris, 1763 Explained

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"His Most Christian Majesty renounces all pretensions which he has heretofore formed or might have formed to Nova Scotia or Acadia in all its parts, and guaranties the whole of it, and with all its dependencies, to the King of Great Britain: Moreover, his Most Christian Majesty cedes and guaranties to his said Britannick Majesty, in full right, Canada, with all its dependencies, as well as the island of Cape Breton, and all the other islands and coasts in the gulph and river of St. Lawrence, and in general, every thing that depends on the said countries, lands, islands, and coasts, with the sovereignty, property, possession, and all rights acquired by treaty, or otherwise, which the Most Christian King and the Crown of France have had till now over the said countries, lands, islands, places, coasts, and their inhabitants, so that the Most Christian King cedes and makes over the whole to the said King, and to the Crown of Great Britain, and that in the most ample manner and form, without restriction, and without any liberty to depart from the said cession and guaranty under any pretence, or to disturb Great Britain in the possessions above mentioned"

The Treaty of Paris, 1763

Question 1

Multiple choice

Which European power did the Treaty of Paris, 1763 require to cede Canada to Great Britain?

Portugal
Spain
The Netherlands
France

Question 2

Multiple choice

What was the primary reason for France's cession of territories to Great Britain in the Treaty of Paris, 1763?

To end the conflict and relinquish claims after the Seven Years' War
To settle debts incurred during the War of Spanish Succession
To gain British support against the Habsburg Empire
As a result of diplomatic marriages between the French and British monarchies

Question 3

Multiple choice

The Treaty of Paris, 1763, marked the end of which significant global conflict?

The Seven Years' War
The War of Spanish Succession
The Napoleonic Wars
The War of the Austrian Succession

Question 4

Multiple choice

What did France guarantee to Great Britain in addition to the cession of Canada?

Nova Scotia or Acadia and its dependencies
The Louisiana Territory
The Falkland Islands
The Philippines

Question 5

Multiple choice

The sovereignty, property, and possession of which geographic area was included in the cession by France to Great Britain?

The island of Corsica
The islands and coasts in the gulf and river of St. Lawrence
The territories along the Mississippi River
The coastal regions of North Africa

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