How did the Treaty of Utrecht change French territory in North America?

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The Treaty of Utrecht (1713), which concluded the War of the Spanish Succession, significantly reduced French territorial holdings in North America in favor of Great Britain.

Under the terms of the treaty, France was forced to make the following concessions:

Acadia: France ceded Acadia (Nova Scotia) to the British, though it retained Cape Breton Island.123
Hudson Bay: France relinquished its claims to the territory surrounding Hudson Bay, which it had previously held.143
Newfoundland: France lost its position in Newfoundland, with the treaty limiting French rights on the island.143

These territorial losses weakened the strategic position of New France and provided the British with a larger foothold in the North American fur trade.14