early explorers Flashcards
voyageurs
a person who sails across seas/rivers to claim and explore more land
coureur de bois
the “runner of the woods” independently traded with F.N.
merchant
a person who makes a living off the fur trade. middle man in buisness
intendant
was incharge, planned out the colonies
colony
dominating and claiming land
mercantillism
raw materials are pirced low and get shipped to make expensive goods
filles de roi
the daughter of the king, poor or orphanined girls shipped to france to get married
governor
the people who in charge of external trades and controlled the military
bishop
they represented the clergy and the catholic churches
habitants
people enslaved by seigneurs to work/ farm the land
seigneurs
people who owned habitants and was in charge to build churches and flour mills
british imperialism
claimed land for farms, took advantage of F.N’s (saw as obsticles)
french imperialism
claimed land for resources, saw F.Ns as partners
Jacques Cartier exploration
- tried to find another trade route
- sailed for france, wanted to claim land for france
Jacques Cartier impact
- threatned them to leave
- took them as prisoners