Who were they
Who were the Filles du Roi?
women sent to New France between 1663 and 1673 to help populate the colony.
Why did they go to New France?
The women were expected to marry and help with key tasks in the colony.
Did the women help secure the colony?
Yes if the filles du roi never came the men would have turned to local colony for spouses.
Dis the filles du roi have a say on who they married?
Yes they got to chose who they would like to marry and some even rejected suitors they didn't like.
Who was Jean-Baptise Colbert?
A Minister of Louis XIV.
What is 6-7 children mean?
The average number of children born in a family.
What impact did filles du roi have on the modern day Quebec?
Without Filles du roi Quebec would have struggled to have a dominant French speaking culture.
What does Filles du roi stand for?
Daughters of the king.
What does the numbers 700 and 900 mean?
The total number of Filles du roi who immigrated to New France.
What is Quebec City?
Many Filles du roi settled in this city, the capital of New France.
What is Great Britain?
Without filles du roi king louis XIV would have abandon New France.
Do people still care about what they did?
Yes their story is still celebrated in Quebec and among French Canadian descendants.
Who was king Louis XIV?
This Frence monarch gave the fillet du roi financial support.
What are dowries and free passage?
These are two types of support the French crown offered to get Filles du roi to come to new france.
Was King Logan the most important aspect to Filles du roi seceding in coming to New France?
YES
What is the 350th anniverity?
In 2013, this was the anniversary of the first arrival of the Filles du roi.