People
Founder of New France
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
Harbor Grace
Where did Peter Easton build his fort?
1608
When was New France founded?
30 to 1
How much did the British outnumber the French in the 1700s?
General James Wolfe
Who was the commander of the British troups?
The Huron wanted them to help fight the Iroquois.
Why did Atironta invite Champlain to the Huron country?
1603
When did Samuel de Champlain first come to Canada?
Sent to New France to represent King Louis XIV
What was the Governor General?
General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Who was the commander of the French troups?
An area frequently fought over by the British and French.
What was Acadia?
1610
When did Peter Easton arrive at Harbor Grace?
Land owner in New France
What was a seigneur
War leader of the Hurons
Who was Atironta?
Pieces of land owned by noblemen, etc. in New France
What were seigneuries?
1755
What year were the Acadians deported?
Peter Easton
Who was the Pirate Admiral/Lord of Conception Bay?
Caused one of Montreal's worst disasters
Who was Marie-Joseph-Angelique?
Defended the farm of Vercheres from Iroquois attack.
What did Madeleine Vercheres do?
1759
When was the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?
Young French women sent to Canada by royal invitation
Who were the filles du roi?
French missionary who lived with the Huron
Who was Father Jean de Brebeuf?
Montreal
What town became the center of the fur trade?
1710
When did the British conquer Acadia?
Pierre de La Verendrye
Who thought to Pacific Ocean was just across the great plains to the west?
Prince Rupert
Who started the Hudson's Bay
People of the Longhouse.
What did the Iroquois call themselves?
1635
When did Samuel de Champlain die?
Two brother-in-laws who head west, looking for furs and the Northwest Passage
Who were Radisson and Des Groseilliers?
Jeanne Mance
Who was the founder of Hotel-Dieu?
Louisbourg
What was the capital of the French colony/colony on Cape Breton/colony on Ile Royale?
1663
When did Louis XIV begin his reign?
Rattlesnake.
What does Iroquois mean?