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100
He was known as the Sun King; he took direct control of New France during his reign.
Who is Louis XIV?
100

The fortress of Louisbourg was located where it was to guard against the British sailing toward and along this.

What is The St. Lawrence River?

100
Count Frontenac held this position, which unlike the intendent, who runs the day to day affairs, represents the Crown.
What is a Governor?
100
Jean Talon organized the first one of these in New France. It allowed the colony to plan its future with accurate data.
What is a census?
100
He died commanding French forces at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
Who is Montcalm?
200
Jean de Brebeuf was martyred near this Jesuit settlement.
What is St. Marie Among the Hurons
200
These people worked the 'highways' of New France carrying furs and goods along the rivers and lakes.
Who are The Voyageurs?
200
He founded and named NFLD. He was sailing for the English King. He reported on the tremendous amount of cod in this location, and its potential.
Who is John Cabot?
200
This was the first and most important industry in New France.
What is the Fur trade?
200
This treaty ends the 7 Years' War.  (Name and year needed). Quebec is ceded to the British.
What is The Treaty of Paris, 1763?
300
An Italian sailing under an English name for the English King, he discovered this island in the 16h century for King Henry VII
What is Newfoundland?
300
He founded Quebec City in 1608.
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
300
Their refusal to swear an oath to the British crown led to this event.
What is the expulsion of the Acadians?
300
This city was founded in 1608; it is also named for a portion of New France in what is now Canada.
What is Quebec?
300
The colony of Quebec and others were part of the total French territory in NA known as this.
What is New France?
400
Their sagas claim that they had reached North America. Archaeological evidence does reveal a settlement of these people that arrived before Columbus ever reached the New World.
Who are the Vikings?
400
These French frontiersmen ventured out to live with First Nations people in order to trade fur. Eventually, their activities were banned as they were bringing back more fur than needed and thought to be of no longer use to the colony.
Who are coureurs des bois?
400
A peace treaty between the French and many Aboriginal groups, including the Iroquois. The French goal was to keep them out of any conflict with the British that may come.

What is Great Peace of Montreal, 1701

400
While a small one of these was discovered in the 20th century, the quest for it was one of the reasons Europeans reached North America in the first place.
What is the Northwest Passage?
400

This is the NAME AND DATE  (half only prevents loss)

of the treaty that ended the War of the Spanish Succession?

What is The Treaty of Utrecht, 1713.?
500
An important bishop in the history of New France, as well the first.
Who is Laval?
500
He was martyred near St. Marie Among the Hurons.
Who is Jean de Brebeuf?
500
She was a nun in New France who worked to establish girls' schools as well as spread the RC faith.
Who is (St.) Marie Martin?
500
This is the name for an economic theory that says colonies exist in order for the mother country to make profit, and therefore should exist to extract raw materials from and to sell finished products back.
What is mercantilism?
500
The French give up this colony as opposed to some Caribbean Islands after the Treaty of Utrecht, 1713, which ended The War of the Spanish Succession.
What is Acadia?