First Peoples and Vikings
New France
Fur Trade
Names and Places
Random Definitions and Stuff
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First known European to reach North America?

Leif Erikson

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First European to explore Canada in 1497

John Cabot

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Furs of this noble animal were highly coveted during the fur trade due to fashion trends in Europe.

The Beaver

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Father of "New France"

Samuel de Champlain

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The control and exploitation of a territory through settlement

Colonialism

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Land bridge early peoples are believed to have crossed into North America?

Bering Land Bridge 

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Main goal of Cartier's first voyage

To find the Northwest Passage

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A culture consisting of people who have a combination of European and Indigenous heritage

Metis

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Mariner who was mutineed and left for dead after discovering several significant bodies of water.

Henry Hudson

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Economic theory where nations sought to increase wealth by controlling trade and accumulating resources

Mercantilism

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How did the arrival of Europeans impact Indigenous ways of life?

Introduced new trade goods but also diseases, land loss, and disruptions to traditional economies.

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Latin term meaning "land belonging to no one." European colonizers used this concept to justify claiming lands in North America.

Terra Nullius

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Fur Trading company; British backed and formed in 1670. Monopolized Rupert's Land.

Hudson's Bay Company (HBC)

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"Runners of the Woods' who were fur trappers and endured harsh conditions to retrieve them.

Courier de Bois
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A feudal land system where large plots of land were divided among seigneurs (landlords).

The Seignural System

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Name of the Viking settlement in Newfoundland?

L’Anse aux Meadows

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Governing body of the colonies of New France, consisting of the Governor, Intendant, and Bishop.

The Sovereign Council
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Rival of the HBC. Composed of French, Scots, American Loyalists.

The Northwest Company

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Women sent to New France to help increase the population

Les Filles du Rois 

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1713 Treaty that ended the War of Spanish Succession and greatly reduced French territory in North America.

The Treaty of Utrecht (1713)

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Reasons that Vikings didn't establish permanent settlements in Canada?

Hostility from Indigenous groups and lack of strong support from their homeland

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Missionaries who lived among the First Nations, trying to covert them to Christianity

The Jesuits

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French Canadian fur trader who transported goods and furs by canoe or on foot.

Voyageurs

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Group of people who were expelled from New France and settled as far south as Louisiana.

The Acadians

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1763 Treaty following the Seven Years' War that further reduced France's territory in NA. The Treaty did not consult of recognize Indigenous population.

Treaty of Paris (1763)

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