The Indigenous People
Who are the "People of the Longhouse"?
The Haudenosaunee
What group of people were the first to harvest maple syrup in North America?
The First Nations
List 3 push factors that made Europeans want to leave Europe
High taxes, very limited land/housing, declining natural resources, difficult to work their way out of poverty, strict land ownership rules, overpopulation
How did Indigenous People traditionally pass along their medical knowledge?
Orally from generation to generation
Define colony
a settlement established in a new country by people from a different country
What group if Indigenous People live in northern Canada?
The Inuit
What religion did Europeans bring to North America?
Christianity
List 3 pull factors that brought Europeans to Canada
Lots of natural resources, lots of unused land, adventure/exploration, beaver fur to send back to Europe (fashion)
What is Scurvy?
A common disease for the early settlers caused by Vitamin C deficiency
What is a "pelt"?
fur and skin of an animal used to make household items and clothing
What is the Inuit language called?
Inuktitut
Who were the first Europeans to visit North America?
The Vikings
Who officially established New France?
Samuel de Champlain
How did the Indigenous People's knowledge of natural medicine impact the lives of Europeans when they first arrived?
It helped them survive in a new place
What were the poor farmers who rented land from the seigneurs called?
Habitants
The Haudenosaunee
Name 4 of the 6 Canadian settlement objects we learned about
Snow shoes
Maple trees
Fur pelts
Fire
Chopped wood pile
Canoe
Name 3 security features of the Quebec settlement
Stock of weapons
Draw bridge and door
10 foot promenade and moat around the settlement
Cannons and a lookout
Protection from river
What did Indigenous People use as medicine?
Plants (spruce, hemlock)
Who were the filles du roi?
"daughters of the king" - single and/or orphaned women in France sent to New France to marry and start families to populate the new colony
Michif
Which explorer first discovered how many natural resources there were in North America?
John Cabot
What is the date of New France's establishment (month, day, year)
July 3, 1608
Who funded and staffed hospitals when they started to open?
Catholic missionaries and nuns
Define "coureurs des bois"
"Runner of the woods" - men who made their careers as fur traders in the forests of New France