Vocab
Government
The system or form by which a community is ruled
They represent the King
What country established the first permanent European colony in North America?
France
What were the names of the 3 colonies?
New France, 13 Colonies, Rupert's Land
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Colony
A region claimed and governed by a country from another part of the world.
What is the role of the Indendant?
They are the assistant to the Governor and their job is to keep the colony in good order
What 3 reasons did France and England have for colonizing?
Imperialism. Money. Missionary.
In which colony did the HBC start in?
Rupert's Land
Social Structure of New France (top to bottom)
King/Queen, The Sovereign Council (Governor, Bishop, Intendant), Wealthy Merchants, Peasants
Nobility
A privileged class of people usually based on family lines (heredity).
What is the role of the Bishop?
They represent the Catholic Church
In mercantilism where did they get their raw resources?
Their colony
What colony had the largest population?
13 Colonies
What pressures did the FN have to become Catholic?
If they did not convert, they wouldn't be given European technology, such as guns.
Mercantilism
A regulated economic system that made a country rich from its colonies.
What is the role of the Voyageur?
men from New France who travelled between the fur merchants of Montréal and the fur trade posts
In mercantilism, where did they make the manufactured products?
Their mother country
Which colony had the largest land mass?
New France
What colony had the most positive relations with the FN people?
Monopoly
The complete control of a resource by a single company. HBC is an example for the fur trade
What was the Jesuits role?
They were Catholic missionaries who made it their main goal to convert the FN to Catholicism
The manufactured products were then made and sold for a lot of money, true or false?
True
Which colony practiced Protestantism?
13 Colonies & Rupert's Land
Why did many FN people die at this time?
They were now exposed to new diseases brought from the West (tuberculosis, etc.)