Social Words 4 Flashcards
Cause
Something that makes an event happen.
Ethnocentric
A viewpoint that judges other global cultures and Ideas according to personal values and standards. Believing ones own ethnic group is superior.
Effect
The result of an event, sometimes called a consequence.
Barter
The exchange of goods for other goods, rather than money.
Voyagers
A Canadien or Metis employee of the north west company who paddled back and forth from Montreal to trading forts in the west.
Portage
A path connecting 2 water ways, carrying boats or good over land
Metis
People of mixed First Nations and European
Jean Baptiste Colbert
In 1663 the King John Baptiste Colbert in charge of planning wanted the Colonies to be part of the Mercantile system. The colonist in New France would receive goods made in France. In return New France would send home country fish timber and of course furs. Colbert would not allowed the traders to build trading posts in the interior of North America he believed this would lead to conflict with the first Nations instead the French relied on the extensive economic network of wendat furs from many first nations to Montreal
Jean Talon
Jean talon was in charge of the economy after 1665 He used government money to a attract more colonists he supported local industries under talon the number French colonist doubled
Governed Frontenac
A French noble the Marquise the Frontenac became governor in 1672 he faced a problem many Wendat had been killed by smallpox. The Haudenosaunee had killed many more. the whole Wendat society fell apart they could no longer bring furs to Montreal the less powerful odawa tried to do this their enemies the Haudenosaunee made this dangerous.
Nor’westers
A northwest company employee.