Chapter 8/9 Review Flashcards
Who were the three C’s of Canadian history
Cabot Cartier and Champlain
Why were Europeans attracted to North America
Because the queen of Spain was convinced they could find north east passage for trading to Asia
There were many great resources in North America
What was the cure for scurvy
The cure for scurvy was a tea made of Spruce bark and needles
Purpose of a colonie
The purpose of of colonie is to buy raw materials from the colonie then sell finished products back
The purpose was primary to bring money to the home country
Merchantalism
getting raw materials for cheap, then sell a finished product, to make profit
Difficulties for french sailors
They had to survive in the difficult Canadian winter and 25 of them died of scurvy
They were starving
Diamonds and gold
These diamonds and gold were actually board worthless quarts crystals and iron pyrite
Popular pelts
Popular hell never Wolf Fisher Martin Lynx and other animals
Settlement site what did Champlain look for
Champlain wanted a settlement site that could not be attacked by an enemy easily
That is why Quebec was so great because it was a location which in and we cannot take by force
Jesuits difficulties
Paths Jesuits found it difficult to learn the native language
Jesuits had tried to Stay out of politics but it was hard not to get involved
The couriers de bois
They traveled the waterways in birch bark canoes in search to trade even though there was a monopoly on fur trading and it was illegal
Jean talon
He recruited the filles du rio to come to Canada to join the men in the colonies
What was the company of a Hundred Associates?
.1627 French fur trading company. Had the monopoly for New France.
What is mercantilism?
.belief in the benefits and profits of training commercialism
What is important about the Habitants (peasants) and taxes?
They paid less taxes then ones in Britian
What was important about the seven years’ war?
It was a battle for Quebec
What is important about the Plains of Abraham?
The Plains of Abraham is where the great battle for Quebec was. the French had Quebec, but then they surrendered Quebec to the British
Who could the colonies trade with?
.The French traded with France, the British traded with Britain. Mostly they send the raw supplies from North America back to their home. They traded locally with native people.
What was the seigneurial system?
The land distribution system of New france. Based on the feudal system, peasants working the land. The tenant farmer was called a HABITANT
Explain Acadia and the expulsion.
Acadia would not swear loyalty to Britian so the British went and kicked them all out of Acadia
Who is Leif Erikson?
Leif Erickson sometimes called Leif the lucky
Places he called helluland, Markland, and Vinland
L’anse aux meadows in Newfoundland have convinced many historians that Vineland was really northern Newfoundland