An explorer who attempted to find the Northwest Passage?
Who is Henry Hudson?
100
The name for a church leader in charge of a specific diocese.
What is a diocese?
100
An area under the control of a bishop.
What is a diocese?
100
This is the final war in northern North America for control of colonies between Britain and France. It is also part of a world-wide war.
What is The Seven Year's War?
100
This is a disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C. Aboriginals taught Europeans how to prevent this by using needles from certain trees.
What is scurvy?
200
The name the Vikings gave to Newfoundland.
What is Vinland?
200
The official (position) in charge of the day-to-day affairs of New France?
What is Intendant?
200
A missionary preaching the Gospel in New France (an order)
What is a Jesuit?
200
This is the name of the battle that led to the fall of Quebec City and eventually all of New France.
What is The Plains of Abraham? (occurring in 1759)
200
The name for the land owned by the seigneur and rented by the habitant.
What is a seigneurie?
300
An explorer for New France who made 3 expeditions along the St. Lawrence river, claiming it for France.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
300
The name of the first permanent French settlement in NA, founded in 1605. It is located in modern-day Nova Scotia.
What is Port Royal?
300
Women paid by Louis Xiv to settle in New France in order to increase natural population growth.
What is a filles du roi?
300
A British General who died in battle in 1759, taking an important city of New France.
Who is General Wolfe?
300
A successful intendant of New France, who organized a census of the colony.
Who is Jean Talon?
400
Name of a Viking Settlement in present-day Newfoundland.
What is L'Anse aux Meadows?
400
The name for a common farmer in New France.
What is a habitant?
400
A name for a building which houses nuns, like the Ursuline nuns.
What is a convent?
400
A fortress built on the St. Lawrence river in order to defend New France.
What is Louisbourg?
400
At this battle, Samuel de Champlain proved the usefulness of European military technology, aiding his aboriginal allies in battle.
The Battle of 1609 (Battle of Lake Champlain)
500
He was the son of an important Viking, and was part of the first European settlement in North America.
Who is Leif Ericsson?
500
The name of (term for) an important landowner in New France, given the land by the King.
What is a seigneur?
500
He was an important GOVERNOR of New France.
Who is Count Frontenac?
500
This military infantry tactic was employed by the British in battle at the Plains of Abraham.
What is the Thin Red Line?
500
Fearful of Louis XiV becoming too powerful, a war was fought in Europe and in the colonies, to prevent Louis XIV from adding another kingdom to his control. This war is known as this.