SOCIAL FLAHY CARDY- Narwhal Flashcards
Who were the habitants? Huh?🤣
The habitants were farmers who worked on the seigneur’s land.
True or False: Seigneurs were soldiers or people who supported the King of France🤨
T-R-U-E!!!!!
Could a French settler marry a woman who was not baptized?🧐
NO!
Who is a METIS person?🤔🤔🤔🤔
A Metis person was someone with European and FN ancestory!
Did the Europeans’s tools make life easier for the FN?🙄
Y-E-S THEY DID!
TRUE OR FALSE: Many coureurs de bois started living with FN? 😄
TRUE!
What religion was popular in New France?🙍
Catholicism!
What were the 2 many goals of the Jesuit Priests?
- Spread the Catholic Religion to the FN people
2. To create a boys-only school
What was the strategy the Europeans used to help convert the FN?
They tried to kill the leaders in war.
True or False: FN believed in many gods?
TRUE!
How many people were in New France (roughly)?
3215
How much percent of people living in New France were men?
63%
Soldiers Jobs:
New France needed soldiers to defend their territory
Describe carpenters:
The land was undeveloped so they needed carpenters to build houses and buildings.
Describe Masons:
A mason is a builder who works with stone. Masons built strong buildings.
Describe Tailors:
A tailor makes hand-crafted clothing.
Describe Merchants:
Merchants were people who owned stores. They bought and sold items.
Bakers Job:
Bread represented 60-85% of the total food intake in New France, so bakers baked…….can u believe it? BREAD!
Describe Millers:
A miller someone who works in a grain mill which produces grain for bread.
Tell me the 1st 2nd and 3rd place in the social hierarchy!
TELLLLLLLL MEEEEEEE! 1st= King of New and just France 2nd= Viceroy 3rd= The minister of the Navy
The king hired who to represent him while he is gone?
THE VICEROY
The intendant was incharge of what 2 things?
Finance AND…………………………wait-for-it………………..JUSTICE
The intendant would send representatives to what 3 places?
Montreal, Quebec and the Trois-Rivieres
True or False: The members of the sovereign council had more power than average citizens?
T-R-U-E!
Who are the militia?
The militia are any “able-bodied” men between 16-60
Did the militia get any training?
N-O
People who performed services for each other are called what?
They r normal citizens LOL
True or False: France exported criminals to NF?
TRUE
CriminalS were given what 2 choices?
To become an indentured servant or serve out their sentence in prison.
Who was an indentured servant?
An indentured servant was someone who was under contract for a family for very low-pay. They worked very hard and were usually men. After working for 3 years they could get their freedom back!
Why did some British colonists leave Britain?
They left Britain because it was crowded and they wanted to start families in a new place!
The colonies that left Britain and rebeled against Britain are called what? (Hint=Not Patriots)
13 colonies
Why did the 13 colonies rebel against Britain?
They rebeled against Britain because the 13 colonies had no say in wat the governement decided even though the decisions affected them. Also the raising of Taxesssssss!
The Seven Years War had cost Britain almost how much?
Almost $5 billion………….WOAH!
What was the Sugar Act?
The Sugar Act forced people to pay extra on goods like sugar, coffee, wine, cloth, and many more.
What was the Stamp Act?
The Stamp Act forced people to buy governement stamps to put on all legal documents.
What was the Townshed Act?
The Townshed Act was an extra tax for glass, paper, lead, paint and tea!
True or False: Britain signed the Paris Treaty after the war?
True
Did the 13 colonies win any battles? (against Britain)
Yes 3! IM not telling u which ones
Who were the Patriots?
They people who decided to stay and fight against Britain were called Patriots. The Patriots wanted independence from Britain
Who were Loyalists?
Loyalists were loyal to Britain and didn’t want to fight against Britain.
True or False: Some Patriots burned down Loyalists homes?
Sorry to break the news…………T-R-U-E
