The Colonists' Houses
What were town houses made out of?
Stone
Minuet is another word for concert - True or False?
False! A minuet is a French dance performed at balls.
What would farmers do if they had a surplus of food?
They would sell it in the town.
What is the Chemin du Roy?
A dirt road
Building his own house is a duty of the seigneur or tenant?
Tenant
What were country (colonists') houses mostly made of?
Wood
What is the celebration for the longest day of the year called?
St. Jean Baptiste
Where did farmers sell their produce in the town?
The marketplace.
Who made the Chemin du Roy?
Plan a site for the seigneury’s church is a seigneur's right or duty?
Duty
What is a large wooden building used to store hay called?
Barn
What is a kitchen party?
Family gathering with neighbors
Town merchants sold salt and needles in the town market - True or False?
True!
Which mode of transportation was mainly used to carry produce?
Carts
It is a tenant's right to do extra work on the seigneury - True or False?
False! It is their duty
I am a large stone building with glass windows and many rooms. What am I?
Seigneur's manor house
Aside from dancing, what other form of entertainment was there at balls?
Sometimes musicians would be hired to give a concert.
List at least three things country folk sold.
Fruit, wheat, animals, eggs, butter, vegetables
What were the towns connected by the Chemin du Roy?
Montreal, Quebec, and Trois Rivieres
What is one right that a tenant has?
Receive a free lot of land
How did colonists adapt their houses to better suit the climate?
They made houses with sloped roofs and few windows.
Describe the Maypole Planting.
They stripped a spruce tree, set it up in the seigneur’s yard and shot at it to make the trunk turn black to honor their seigneur.
How often would farmers go into town to purchase products?
Once a year
When was the Chemin du Roy being constructed?
1731-1737
List two duties a seigneur has.
Have a manor house built and live in it, settle the seigneury and distribute the land, have a mill built, and plan a site for the seigneury's church