Home Life
What are homes made out of?
Mud, wood, or stone
Who did the outdoor work?
The men
What was the most important resource?
Lumber
A lot of French speaking were ____
members of the Roman Catholic Church
Percentage of people who lived in the cities?
20%
What type of outdoor work was done?
Farming and being lumberjacks
What river did logs run down?
St. Lawrence River
Who had a strong hold over educational issues?
The Roman Catholic Church
What did the majority of people do for a living?
Farmers
What type of gender roles were there?
Traditional/Orthodox
What were logs processed into?
Boards and planks
Who was the economy under the influence of?
A small Anglophone merchant class
What was furniture made out of?
Wood
What household chores did women do?
Cooking, cleaning, and maintaining the home
List the most important agricultural products mentioned
Rye, buckwheat, maple sugar, and livestock
What were the most common jobs for French people?n
Farmers, woodcutters, or workers
Examples of the household items mentioned
Stoves, tables, canes, and chairs
List of non-household chores that were done
took care of children, sewed and assembled clothes
Where were the logs being sold?
American markets
What operations did the group that the economy was under the influence of oversee?
Montreal-based banks, trade houses, railroad, canal, and wood corporations