Editing New France (section)

===Queen Anne's War===
{{Main|Queen Anne's War}}

While Acadia defeated an English invasion attempt during [[King William's War]], the colony was occupied by the British during Queen Anne's War. The final [[Siege of Port Royal (1710)|Conquest of Acadia]] happened in 1710. In 1713, peace came to New France with the [[Treaty of Utrecht (1713)|Treaty of Utrecht]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://worldcat.org/en/title/81453222 |title=Blooding at Great Meadows: young George Washington and the battle that Shaped the Man |first=Alan |last=Axelrod |publisher=Running Press |page=62 |year=2007 |isbn=9780762432271}}</ref> Although the treaty turned Hudson Bay, [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] and part of [[Acadia]] (peninsular [[Nova Scotia]]) over to Great Britain, France remained in control of [[Île Royale (New France)|Île Royale]] ([[Cape Breton Island]]) (which also administered Île Saint-Jean ([[Prince Edward Island]])). The northern part of [[Acadia]], what is today [[New Brunswick]] and [[Maine]], remained contested territory. Construction of [[Fortress Louisbourg]] on Île Royale, a French military stronghold intended to protect the approaches to the St. Lawrence River settlements, began in 1719.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Louisbourg |url=http://www.fortressoflouisbourg.ca/Overview/mid/12 |publisher=The Fortress Louisbourg Association |year=2008 |access-date=9 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723021109/http://www.fortressoflouisbourg.ca/Overview/mid/12 |archive-date=23 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>