social chapter 3 Flashcards
test on monday nov. 19
what are 3 reasons why countries form colonies
- to supply raw materials to the mother country
- to create a market place to sell their manufactured goods
- to dominate territories within new countrys
what is mercantilism and how does it work?
person get the raw materials really cheap from the country then goes back to the mother country, manufactures them and then sells it for more
whats 1 consequence of mercantilism in new france
furs accounted for more than 70% of the colony’s exports and the fur trade was directly responsible for the large expansion of territory
in regards to relationships with F/N people, how did the french and english imperialism differ from each other?
The french saw F/N as “savages” who had to be converted to catholics. They also saw them as potential trading partners in the fur trade
3 examples of how European imperialism and colonization impacted the F/N people
- Many died from diseases brought over by the Europeans - Many were killed or forced off their land, especially by the british colonies
- Many were forced or chose to become catholics
what role did the catholic church play in organizing french society in New France
Provided moral direction, founded schools, hospitals, and orphanages
A european fashion, beaver felt hats, spurred the development of New France. In what ways does fashion impact our lives today
- It’s a billion dollar industry today
- Many people feel a desire to buy and wear particular labels, which identify who they are, and will pay large amounts of money to create a particular image of themselves or try to live like celebrities
what did the sovereign council rule?
the sovereign council ruled new France according to the decisions of the King of France
list the 3 positions of the sovereign council and summarize what their job was
governor-represents the king, controlled the military, defenese of the colony, outside relations (trade relations) with F/N
Intendant- cheif administrator or of the colony. kept the economy in good order, less dependant on france for the colonys basic needs
bishop-represented the catholic church in colony, provided spiritual and moral guidence, founded schools, hospitals and orphanages
what were seigneurys
seigneuries were large plots of land owned by seigneurs
who were seigneurs
seigneurs were usually men from noble families but woman and comoners could also be seigneurs
what 4 things did seigneurs have to do to keep their land grants
- build a flourmill
- build a church for settlers
- recruit settlers to farm it
- build a house for themselves
who were the habitants
were the settlers, farmers that lived on the seigneury
what 5 things did the habitants have to do in exchange for the right to establish a farm on the seigneury
- clear the land
- plant crops
- build a house
- pay the seigneur’s miller to grind their grain into flour
- give a few days work each year to the seigneur
what is corvee
unpaid work
seigneuries were arranged so that they had access to the river. list 2 reasons why this was needed
- water to drink
- irrigate their crops
what was a fille du roi
were orphaned or destitute girls from paris who were offered a new life in new France.
what was the fille du rois role
to be wives to the solders and men in new France. the king of France paid their dowry so they could have a good start at life.
what was a coureur de bois
a coureur de bois was an independent fur trader, worked for themselves, not as a part of a company.
What was a Voyageur?
A man from new France, was hired to transport to trade goods, and furs in and out of the great lakes area and further west. These men traveled between the fur merchants of Montreal and the fur trade posts.
Who were the Jesuits?
Jesuits were a Catholic Religious order.
What were 2 things they (Jesuits) did in New France?
They established missions among the F/N to try and convert them. They also supplied information about New France and F/N to France. They were very educated and established schools, hospitals, and orphanages in New France.
who was Louis De Buade, Comte De Frontenac?
governor of New France in 1672. He took steps to secure the control of New France over the fur trade
who is francios de laval
- bishop of quebec late 1600s
- established a seminary to train priests in new france, todays laval university
who is jean talon
- first intendant of new france
- he encouraged the development of new industries in new france
who is marie-claude chamois
- a fille du roi
- married francois frigon.
who is Pierre esprit radisson
- a coureur du bois
- at different times sided with the british or the french, whichever gave him the best return for his skills and knowledge
who is agathe de saint pere
- made cloth using nettles, bark fibre, cottonweed and wooly buffalo hair
- she ransomed 9 english weavers, who had been captured by the innu. these weavers trained others and all worked for agathe
who is jean alexis lemoine
- spent his youth as a voyageur and fur trader. after he married, he set up a small shop in montreal selling supplies to voyageurs and local french troops
- besides having a small shop, also traded in furs and sold the furs to bigger merchants
who is francois etienne cugnet
- involved in several business ventures in new france including a glue factory, and growing and exporting canadian tobacco
- he created the ironworks
who is marguerite d youville
- founder of the sisters of charity (the grey nuns)
- her group established hospitals across canada including edmonton, calgary, st paul and lethbridge
