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- Wolfe was frustrated and knew he had to somehow force Québec to surrender. But that would not be an easy task. The city was difficult to get to and was well protected. It was perched on the top of steep cliffs that rose straight up from the river and was surrounded by high stone walls. Wolfe decided to take a risk and attack the city from the west. On September 12, in the dark of night, he led about 5,000 troops up the Anse-au-Foulon, a steep and narrow path the French used to get down to the river.
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- The next morning, on September 13, 1759, Wolfe and his troops were in battle formation on the Plains of Abraham, a large open field in front of the city. Montcalm made a quick decision to attack the British troops, but his troops were mostly inexperienced French militia and were no match for the well-trained British soldiers. In just over a half an hour, the French were defeated.
- Both Wolfe and Montcalm were killed during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
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- When the French and British leaders saw the effects that the war caused and all of the people it effected, France and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris in 1763, the Seven Years War was officially over. The agreement signaled the end of New France. The territory was not returned to the French. New France officially became Québec, a British colony.
- The treaty of Paris
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