Famous Figures
This explorer founded Quebec in 1608.
A. Jacques Cartier
B. Samuel de Champlain
C. Jean Talon
D. Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac
Answer: Samuel de Champlain
What animal's fur was the most valuable in New France?
A. Fox
B. Beaver
C. Rabbit
D. Deer
Answer: Beaver
What was a farmer in New France called?
A. Voyageur
B. Habitant
C. Seigneur
D. Merchant
Answer: Habitant
Who was the ruler of France during the height of New France?
A. King Henry VIII
B. King Louis XIV
C. King George III
D. Napoleon
Answer: King Louis XIV
What are the "Three Sisters"?
A. Wheat, barley, and oats
B. Corn, beans, and squash
C. Carrots, potatoes, and onions
D. Apples, pears, and plums
Answer: Corn, beans, and squash
This explorer made three voyages to North America and claimed land for France.
A. Samuel de Champlain
B. Jean Talon
C. Jacques Cartier
Answer: Jacques Cartier
What was a person called who travelled long distances by canoe transporting trade goods and furs?
A. Habitant
B. Seigneur
C. Voyageur
Answer: Voyageur
Most settlements in New France were built along which river?
A. Ottawa River
B. Mississippi River
C. St. Lawrence River
Answer: St. Lawrence River
What was the name of the system that divided land into long, narrow strips?
A. Feudal System
B. Fur Trade System
C. Seigneurial System
Answer: Seigneurial System
Why did the French form alliances with First Nations peoples?
A. To build castles
B. For trade, survival, and protection
C. To find gold mines
Answer: For trade, survival, and protection
This Intendant encouraged farming, shipbuilding, fishing, and domestic industries to help New France become more self-sufficient.
Answer: Jean Talon
What important resource did First Nations peoples trade with the French that helped New France become wealthy?
Answer: Beaver pelts (fur)
How did many people travel long distances in New France?
Answer: By canoe (or by river).
What was the title of the person who managed the colony's finances, farming, and economy?
Answer: Intendant
What type of transportation did First Nations peoples teach the French to use for travel and trade?
Answer: Canoes.
This founder of Montréal helped establish the settlement by building a fort, homes, a church, and a hospital.
Answer: Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Besides furs, what important knowledge did First Nations peoples share with French settlers and traders?
Answer: Travel routes, survival skills, hunting techniques, canoe use, or knowledge of the land.
Why were homes often built close to rivers?
Answer: For transportation, trade, communication, and access to water.
What was the title of the landowner who received large sections of land from the King and rented it to settlers?
Answer: Seigneur
What was the name of the group of crops often grown together by many First Nations peoples?
Answer: The Three Sisters.
After travelling the Mississippi River to its mouth, this explorer claimed a vast territory for France and named it Louisiana.
Answer: René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle
This fur trader explored west of the Great Lakes and helped lay the groundwork for what would later become the Hudson's Bay Company.
Answer: Médard Chouart Des Groseilliers
Many farms in New France were long and narrow rather than square. Why?
Answer: So each farm had access to the river.
New France was often governed by three powerful leaders. Name all three positions.
Answer: Governor, Intendant, and Bishop
The Dish With One Spoon agreement taught that people should share the land and its resources peacefully. According to this idea, what does the "one spoon" represent?
Answer: Sharing the land and resources fairly, without taking more than you need.