Unit 1

Question 1

Stadacona

Answer 1

First settlement

Question 2

Champlain

Answer 2

Father of New France

Question 3

Vikings

Answer 3

First Europeans to settle in North America

Question 4

Donnacona

Answer 4

Chief of stadacona

Question 5

Cartier

Answer 5

Captured cross and put into St. Lawrence River

Question 6

Courer de bois

Answer 6

Independent French fur traders

Question 7

Filles du roi

Answer 7

French woman who came to marry new France men

Question 8

Louis XIV

Answer 8

King of France

Question 9

Frontenac

Answer 9

Governor of New France

Question 10

Laval

Answer 10

Represented Catholic Church in new France

Question 11

Talon

Answer 11

First intendant in new France

Question 12

Colbert

Answer 12

In charge of new France economy

Question 13

Wolfe

Answer 13

British general in French/Indian war

Question 14

Montcalm

Answer 14

Lead French to battle after retiring and lost the battle

Question 15

Tecumseh

Answer 15

Chief, who made alliance

Question 16

Secord

Answer 16

Warned the British about American surprise attack

Question 17

Fitzgibbon

Answer 17

British lieutenant in war of 1812

Question 18

War hawks

Answer 18

Americans who wanted war/pushed for war

Question 19

Shawnadithit

Answer 19

Last beotuik tribe memeber

Question 20

Mercantilism

Answer 20

A theory for accumulating, wealth through gold and silver

Question 21

Explain the significance of the fur trade on development of Canada

Answer 21

Wealth and power – drove economic growth, and strengthened by European influence

Cultural exchange – brought European and native people together, sharing knowledge and inter marriage

Expanded in land – expanded land by putting up trading post everywhere and exploring for more materials to trade

Increased population – brought lots of European settlers and traders in, while also creating more population (Métis)

Question 22

Explain what happened at the battle of the plains of Abraham

Answer 22

– battle took place outside Quebec city, during the seven years war
– British went up, steep cliffs at night, taking the French by surprise
– Montcalm gathered troops quick, but British fired powerfully that broke French line
– Both generals were wounded and died, British captured Quebec, led to British control in new France

Question 23

Explain the significance of the Seigneurial system. What role did the seigneur have? What role did the habitant have?

Answer 23

– Was important as it organized the land for farming and helped develop communities. Created structured society where Seigneurs controlled the land and habitant worked on it, in exchange for protection and resources.
-duties of the seigneur were to, subdivide the seignuery, and give land to habitats, build a house and flower mill, construction of church
-duties of the habitats were too, pay taxes/dues to Seigneur, build house and farm the land, give a percentage of their produce to Seigneur annually.

Question 24

What are the results from the confusion of the war of 1812

Answer 24

– American immigrants were discouraged from coming to British North America
– Stabilized the border between US and British North America
– rush bagot agreement of 1817 demilitarized the Great Lakes
– Britain began to respect US as a separate nature

Question 25

What is the significance of the act of union of 1841?

Answer 25

This combined upper and lower Canada into just one government with equal representation from Canada, West and Canada East. This also established English as the official language of government.

Question 26

What were the two main things the French did to protect the fur trade?

Answer 26

– Used military actions against British – Expanded in land

Question 27

What did the constitution act do?

Answer 27

– It divided upper and lowered Canada -each colony was given their own legislative assembly