In the beginning
This was the name of one of the very first French Explorers who came to what we now call Canada.
Jacques Cartier
This is the name given to the indigenous group who are made up of six different nations. Also called "people of the longhouse."
Haudenosaunee
This was an important form of transportation, first used by the indigenous people, and adopted by settlers of New France.
Canoes
This city was the first large settlement in New France. It's where Jacques Cartier established his fortress.
Quebec City
This was a common disease that many settlers faced (caused by a lack of vitamin C)
Scurvy
This man is considered to be the "Father of New France," because he is said to have settled the area.
These were the indigenous people who lived in the Northern regions of Canada.
the Inuit
These were the main reason why New France and Britain fought for territory in what is now Canada. They were extremely important to fashion at the time.
Fur pelts
This Canadian river is extremely important to our history. It is was brought French explorers and settlers to New France.
The St. Lawrence River
What was the recipe used to fight off scurvy?
A tea made with spruce twigs and bark
This ruled the lives of the French people. It was as powerful as any form of government.
The Roman Catholic Religion/Church
These people are the offspring of French and Indigenous parents.
The Metis
These were another item the indigenous people gave to French settlers. They made getting around in the winter much easier!
Snow shoes
This is the name given to the land that the French settlers lived on in Canada's East coast (Now PEI and other maritime provinces)
Acadia
This was the name given to the farmers who rented and worked the land that was owned by seigneurs in New France.
Habitants
These women were often poor or orphaned. They were sent by King Louis (in France) to New France to marry male settlers and help increase the population of New France.
The Haudenosaunee followed a Clan system in which the women were the heads of the household. What is this family structure called? (Starts with an M)
Matrilineal
Syrup
In addition to Quebec City, these two cities were among the first of the large settlements in New France (they still exist today!)
Montreal and Trois-Rivieres.
These were the legal fur traders, many who were employed by the Hudsons Bay Company
Voyageurs
The Indigenous people taught European settlers many important survival skills. Unfortunately, Europeans passed these one to the Indigenous people, killing many.
Diseases
What did the Inuit people consider to be the most important to their society?
Community
These were extremely fashionable in Europe during the 1700's. They are why the fur trade was so popular.
Hats
This large body of water in Canada is where the leading fur trading company got its name.
Hudson's Bay
These were the illegal fur traders.
Coureurs de Bois