Test Chapter 1,2,3 Flashcards
what is a colony?
a region claimed and governed by another country from another part of the world
what is a charter
a written grant by a country’s legislative or sovereign power
what is an habitant
an inhabitant.
an early French settler in Canada (especially Quebec) or Louisiana.
what is a seigneury
the territory under the government of a feudal lord. b: a landed estate held in Canada by feudal tenure until 1854. 2: the manor house of a Canadian seigneur.
what is a coureur de bois
Coureurs des Bois were itinerant, unlicensed fur traders from New France. They were known as “wood-runners” to the English on Hudson Bay and “bush-loppers” to the Anglo-Dutch of New York. Unlike voyageurs, who were licensed to transport goods to trading posts, coureurs des Bois were considered outlaws of sorts because they did not have permits from colonial authorities. The independent coureurs des Bois played an important role in the European exploration of the continent. They were also vital in establishing trading contacts with Indigenous peoples
what religion did the people from new France follow?
Roman Catholic
what was ruperts land?
They had a monopoly on the land and ran a fur trading company.
what kind of government did new France have?
New France was run by the king, and nobody got any say in the government.
what kind of government did the 13 colonies have?
Each colony had a different government. They also had an elected assembly
how did the Mi’kmaq, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinabe make decisions
They had meetings and grand councils.
what is a dowry
property or money brought by the wife to the husband on the day of the wedding
coexistence
the state or fact of living or existing at the same time in the same place
monopoly
Its purpose was to increase New France’s population while enjoying a monopoly on almost all colonial trade.
