Unit 2 test - New France Flashcards
who dismissed New France as a few acres of snow?
Voltaire
Which two French companies failed?
Company of 100 associates
Company of the West Indies
When did New France officially become a royal colony?
1663
Who assigned a sovereign council to rule?
King Louis 14
What is King Louis’ palace called?
Versailles
Governor
responsible for carrying out the king’s orders
Bishop
responsible for overseeing missions, hospitals, and churches
Intendant
business, courts, roads, welfare, and day to day activities
Who was the Great Intendant, and what did he do?
Jean Talon 1665
- made efforts to boost the number of settlers
- forced marriage (filles du Roi)
- indentured servants
The Seignorial System
- King granted land to lords called seigniors (rich)
- seigniors divided land and rented it to tenants (poor) and gave them chapel and flour mill
Know French land division vs. English land division
What was New France’s population in 1763?
70 000 people
Mercantilism in New France
mother country used colony
- colony provided raw materials
- colony could only buy goods from mother country
Exports
out of country
- fur, fish, wood, and food
Imports
into country
- cloth, salt, wine, sugar, spices, manufactured items
Who did they have conflicts with and why?
Iroquois - fur trade turf wars and alliance with Huron
British - centuries of war with England
Who were the Acadians?
- French but not NF
- Neutral until British Gov. Lawrence made them pick sides (refused)
- Over 10 000 Acadians kicked out!
What did Young George Washington do?
Tried to expel the French, but failed
What is the Seven Year War also called?
The French-Indian War
Seven Year War background info
- 1756
- Louis Joseph (Marquis de
Montcalm) was faced with many English forces - Ft. William Henry
3 battle fronts
Duquesne, Ticonderoga, and Louisbourg
The Last of the Mohicans
Chingachgook and Hawkeye live
Cora Uncas and Magua die
The Plains of Abraham
- Montcalm vs Wolfe at Quebec city
- 15 minutes and both leaders were mortally wounded
- 1300 men killed
- British climbed cliff, seized control of city and won
- why we speak English today
Factors that led to fall of New France
- NF was in trouble long before
- colony depended on St. Lawrence river
- France did not allow NF to expand and diversify
- Montcalm fought European style war
- NF fate was sealed when Montcalm marched out and battle Wolfe
