Explorers
Which group of Europeans were the first to North America?
Vikings
Name one of the titles on the ruling group of the Royal Colony of New France?
Governor, Intendant, Bishop, councillors
What first made the colony profitable?
Fur Trade
Which group was the product of French and Indigenous parents?
Metis
What Treaty ended the War of the Spanish Succession?
Treaty of Utrecht
Who was the first representative of France to cross to North America?
Who was effectively but not officially governor of New France first?
Samuel de Champlain
Who collected most of the furs at first?
Which Indigenous group were the French first allied to?
Huron
What happened in North America during the War of the Austrian Succession?
Capture of Louisbourg
What is the Columbian Exchange?
Exchange of species across the Atlantic after Columbus' crossing
What was the name of the company that ran the colony in the mid 1700s?
Company of 100 Associates
What were French fur trappers called?
Coureurs de Bois
What were the people that rented from Seigneurs called?
Habitants
What event started the War of Spanish Succession?
Death of the Spanish King Charles II without an heir
Which condition caused the death of many of Cartier and Champlain's men in the winter?
Scurvy
What was the name of the group that ran the colony after it was a Royal Colony?
Sovereign Council
What was the system used to divide up the land called?
Seigneurial System
Name the group that were sent by the King to solve the problem of population stagnation in New France
Filles du roi
How long was the Seven Years' War in North America?
9 years
Who first founded a settlement on the site of modern Quebec City?
Iroquois or First Nations peoples
When did the colony officially become a Royal Colony?
1663
What 2 buildings were the Seigneur required to provide for his tenants?
Mill and church
Name the religious order that evangelized to Indigenous peoples
Jesuits
Who was the British colonel that captured Fort Duquesne to start the French and Indian War
George Washington