General
New France
Europe
Life
Origin
100

Who started the Filles du Roi?

What is King Louis XIV?

100

How was the welcoming to the Filles du Roi once arriving to New France?

What is warm and festive welcoming?

100

What did the Filles du Roi take to leave Europe?

What is big ships that traveled all the way to New France?

100

What was life like for Filles du Roi?

What is a very poor, unwealthy life?

100

What is Filles du Roi in English?

What is the King's Daughters?

200

What was the ages of the women that were sent to New France?

What is 12-25 years old?

200

What was the pay for the women working in New France?

What is 50 to 300 livres ($90-$528 Canadian dollars)?

200
Where in Europe did the majority of the women come from?

What is Paris, France?

200

What was their job when being in New France?

What is taking care of the children, cooking, cleaning, and making clothing?

200

Why were the Filles Du Roi called the King's Daughters?

What is because the King paid for their recruitment, clothing and passage to the New World?

300

Approximately how many women were sent from Europe to New France?

What is approximately 800?

300

Why were the women sent to New France?

What is for the purpose of marrying and starting families?

300

What type of women were selected from Europe to go to New France?

What is mostly poor town girls?

300

How long did this event occur for?

What is for a period of seven years?

300

What was another name for the Filles du Roi?

What is the Kings Wards?

400

Approximately how many of the women that were sent over from Europe died?

What is approximately 60?

400

What year were the Filles du Roi sent to New France?

What is the years 1663-1673?

400

What was the biggest struggle the women had on the voyage from Europe to New France?

What is sickness from the poor conditions on the boat?

400

What were the women able to choose once arriving?

What is picking their husbands?

400

When was the first use of Filles du Roi?

What is the 17th century?

500

What was the entire point of the Filles du Roi going from Europe to New France?

What is to promote the settlement of King Louis XIV's colony in New France?

500

In New France who paid the wages for the women that worked?

What is the King of France?

500
What was the percent of the women who were sent from urban areas?

What is 60%?

500

How long would it take the women to find a husband and start a life with them?

What is 6 months?

500

What was another place that the Filles du Roi originated from?

What is Nordmandy?

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