Chapter 6 Quiz Flashcards
What did the “Edict of Nantes” grant? What year?
Allowed limited Huguenot toleration; 1598
What were the opposing sides of the French religious wars?
Huguenots and Catholics
Who was Quebec founded by? In what year?
Samuel de Champlain a.k.a “Father of New France”; 1608
What did Champlain do for the Huron Indians?
He helped them to fight their foes, the Iroquois.
Where had the French penetrated, that the Iroquois did not approve of?
The ohio river valley
What was the government like in New France?
AUTOCRATIC: no represent. gov. or right to trial by jury
Why had New France slowly growed?
They did not force Indians out of their tribes and had no desire for migrating (could not if they wanted to)
What was New France’s most valuable resource?
The beaver!
What was the effects of the French Fur Trade?
It dictated settlement patterns in New France
Why did the Indians choose to trap the beavers for the French?
So that they could trade the pelts for goods that they could not make
What is the translation of “coureurs de bois”?
Runners of the woods (French fur-trappers)
What was the importance of the New Orleans?
They controlled the mouth of the Mississippi River.
What empires clashed from 1688-1763?
England, France, and Spain
How many world wars for North America had taken place?
4
What were the world wars characterized by?
Guerilla warfare (hit and run tactics)
