New France Flashcards
Who were the first European explorers of Canada
Vikings
What was the kingdom of Saguenay
Cartier searched for it because the French said it was a land where people wore gorgeous clothes and gold jewellery
Why did the French give up their attempts to colonize Canada in 1543
The winters were too harsh and people were dying of scurvy
The Iroquois also threatened war
Who was Samuel de Champlain
He was a soldier, navigator, and a person interested in the Americas
Allied with the hurons
How did the fur trade help the French to learn more about Canada
People were always travelling from place to place
What is mercantilism
Taking materials from one colony and bringing them to a different one to sell them for more
What’s a governor do and who was it
Fronetac; took postings and wanted business alliances
What and who was intendant
Jean Talon; recruited women (kings daughters)
Bishop
Senior member of christian clergy in charge of completing holy orders
Religious staff
What was a Seigneur
A lord who defended the seigneury. He held court, built mills, attracted settlers, and was responsible for defence
What was a habitant
Normal villager. Young people worked in the fur trade, women worked on farms and had kids
Which First Nations group was allied with the French in the fur trade
Hurons
Which people were required to work for a term of three years in return for passage to new France
Indentured servants
Who were the first group of female missionaries to New France
Kings daughters
Name order of Catholic priests who lived among the Huron in order to convert them to Christianity
Jesuits
Women who went to New France at the kings expense to marry the colonists
Le filles de roi
Which war ended with giving control of all the lands of North America being declared a British possession
Queen Anne’s war
“War of the Spanish succession”
What did the indentured servants have to do to go to New France
Give a three year term
Why were European countries interested in exploring and colonizing North America
European countries were interested in exploring and colonizing North America because Champlain thought that would be very profitable to sell stuff there. he wanted to expand his territories. He also become allies with the Hurons and turned against the Iroquois. He wanted to be able to use the hurons trade connections.
What were some of the challenges with colonizing new France
One of the main challenges in colonizing New France was that Louis the 14th didn’t want to give up his land. The French are also always fighting with the Iroquois so it was very dangerous. There’s also very limited population, so there could only be a certain amount of people there. And winters are also extremely harsh. People were very sick and were often dying of scurvy.
Who is the father of New France
Jean baptiste Colbert
What were the relationships between the Europeans and the natives
Allies with the hurons
They set up trade with them
The French used the hurons’ trade connections to trade with other colonies
The Europeans sided with the hurons to battle the Iroquois
Which people settled in the colony of New France
The people who settled in New France were the merchants and the servants. The merchants got materials from one colonization and sold them to others for more money to make a profit. He servants were people who would serve a three year term before being able to travel to New France. They served whoever they worked for and were eventually granted access to travel.
