🏛️ Chapter 3: Canada's History
What did Sir Guy Carleton do as Governor of Quebec?
Correct answer: Defended the rights of the Canadiens and beat back an American invasion in 1775
A Introduced responsible government and united the two Canadas
✓ Defended the rights of the Canadiens and beat back an American invasion in 1775
C Founded the North West Mounted Police to police the West
D Negotiated the entry of British Columbia into Canada
💡 Explanation
Carleton, also called Lord Dorchester, stood up for the Canadiens and repelled the American attack on Quebec in 1775.
Key facts to remember
- Frontenac, 1690: "My only reply will be from the mouths of my cannons!"
- Iberville beat the English from James Bay down to Nevis in the Caribbean
- Carleton, or Lord Dorchester, governed Quebec and protected Canadien rights
- 1775: Carleton threw back an American invasion of Quebec
Why this is the answer
From the official Discover Canada study guide — 3.1.5 Leaders and Defenders of New France:
The English demanded Quebec in 1690, and Count Frontenac would not give it up. His answer became famous: "My only reply will be from the mouths of my cannons!" New France had another great hero in Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville. From the late 1600s into the early 1700s he beat the English again and again, as far north as James Bay and as far south as Nevis in the Caribbean. Sir Guy Carleton, also known as Lord Dorchester, later governed Quebec. He stood up for Canadien rights, threw back an American invasion of Quebec in 1775, and oversaw how Loyalists resettled in Nova Scotia and Quebec during 1782-83.
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