Seigneurial System
Vocabulary 2
European Expansion
New France's Government
Vocabulary
100

A _______________ is like a landlord of New France. 

What is a seigneur?

100

Francophone citizens of Acadia were called ___________.

What is Acadians?

100

The four main reasons the countries of Europe wanted to expand their empires were:

1, 2, 3, 4

What is economics, competition, religion, and curiosity?

100

This system of land distribution was set up along the St. Lawrence River to help settle more land.

What is the Seigneurial System?

100

A territory of land that is controlled by another country.

What is a Colony?

200

A ____________ was someone who rented the land from a seigneur. 

What is a habitant?

200

A high ranking cleric was called _______.

What is a Bishop?

200

___________ was a French explorer who was saved twice by the Haudenosaunee only to end up "kidnapping" many of them and taking them back to France. 

Who is Jacques Cartier?

200

This person was in charge of the defense of the colony, was the King's personal representative in New France and handled relationships with other countries. 

Who is the Governor?

200

The system of ONE country extending its control over another nation is called ____________.

What is Imperialism?

300

__________, __________ and __________ were required of Seigneurs in order for them to keep the land given to them.

What is Habitants farming their land, a church and a mill?

300

A Francophone farmer of New France?

What is a Habitant?

300

The Europeans believed they owned land.  The First Nations people believed ____________ owned the land.

What is everyone?

300

This person is in charge of churches, missionaries, schools and hospitals in New France.

What is the Bishop?

300

The country that rules over separate colonies is called a ____________.

What is an Imperialist Empire?

400

______________ was a transportation and trading route which played a major role in the Seigneurial System.

What is the St. Lawrence?

400
The name of an order of missionaries who came to North America to convert First Nations people to the Catholic religion?

What is Jesuits?

400
__________ was the first successful French colony in what is now Canada. 

What is Port Royal?

400

The second most important official who was in charge of the day to day affairs.

What is the Intendant?

400

A personal or institutionalized belief system.

What is religion?

500

Habitants had __________, ____________ and ____________ in New France; back in France they had NONE of these.

What is independance, land and income?

500

Known as the "daughters of the King" these were young ladies who came to New France to be married and give birth to the first Canadien. 

What is the Fille de Roi?

500
Translates to English as "Earthly paradise" this French colony maintained a good relationship with the Mi'kmaq who lived here.

What is Acadia?

500

This person was the most powerful member of the Sovereign Council?

Who is the Governor?

500

When only one company is allowed to sell or trade a product in a certain area.

What is a Monopoly?

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