Who were the coureours de bois?
They were young french men who began to travel deep into eastern Canada to get furs.
Who where the first people on the land now known as Canada?
The indigenous people.
Can you name some European explorers?
Samuel de Champlain, Jacques Cartier
Who were the Metis?
The Metis people are people whose ancestors came from both indigenous and European descent.
Who was known as the father of new France?
Samuel de Champlain
Why did the Europeans mistakenly call the Indigenous people “Idians”?
They mistakenly called them Indians because they thought that they were actually form India.
Who were the Jesuits? What was their role?
The Jesuits were Presists from France. There role was to go to different areas in France and spread their faith.
What was the Seigniorial system? Why was the land split this way?
In the Seigniorial system, Habitants would be granted land by a person called a seigneur. It was easier to make more crops and to fit more people to work.
Why did European countries want to explore new territories?
New resorces, spread faith, more power and control,new trading routes to asia
What is scurvy? How was it cured?
Scurvy is a disease that is caused by lack of vitamin c which is found in citrus fruit. Cedar tea can cure scurvy.
Why were there so many battles between the French and the British?
Both fighting for land and power they both wanted to be the super power
Describe how the french viewed religion.
Very important to their lives and culture and ways of life. part of who they are
Who were the patriots? Who were the loyalists?
Patriots were people who were opposed to British control and influence in society. The loyalists were people who opposed to the war.
Compare examples of conflict between European settlers and Indigenous peoples.
Conflict: Some European explorers did not respect the indigenous people.| The European brought a new disease that the indigenous community was never exposed to. It included but not limited to small pox,typhus,Measles.|Many indigenous people were mistreated and were taken from their families.(primarily the Europeans.)
Compare examples of cooperation between European settlers and Indigenous peoples.
Cooperation:Early European settlers, coureours de bois, and European fur trade company employees benefit from first nation and Metis ways of knowing|The first nation and Metis taught European survival stratigies that are useful in areas that they are not familiar with.|The Europeans brought domestic animals to Canada like:chicken,cows,sheep,pigs,and horses.
What were some of the motives of the patriots and the loyalists?
The patriots wanted total independence for the British. The loyalists wanted their land back form the Americans