Vocabulary
Colonies supplied cheap raw resources to European countries who would create and sell expensive manufactured goods. This concept is called:
Mercantilism
What the main goal of French colonization?
Resources, such as furs
What was the main goal of British colonization?
Farming
New France was _________ to grow it's population (60,000 by 1760) and needed support from France. New France was governed by France and steps were taken to _____________ population and self sufficiency.
Wordbank:slow, increase
Who benefited the most from mercantilism?
European countries
The homeland of the Mi'kmaq is called
Mi'kma'ki
Women who were paid by the King of France, to move to New France in order to help populate the land. They became known as "daughters of the King".
Filles du roi
What were the British colonies along the East coast of modern-day United States called?
The Thirteen Colonies
Who/What played an important role in organizing French society in New France by founding hospitals, orphanages, and schools?
Catholic Church
The colonists in the Thirteen Colonies were mostly from Protestant countries such as:
France, Holland and Norway
Spain, Portugal and France
Britain, Germany, Sweden and Holland.
All of the above
Britain, Germany, Sweden and Holland.
A region claimed by a country from another part of the world
Colony
Farmers in New France who lived on seigneuries
Habitants
How did British colonists generally view First Nations peoples?
As obstacles -- people who had the land they wanted
He helped New France fight against the Haudenosaunee and British
Comte de Frontenac
In order for habitants to keep their seigneuries, what are three things they were required to do?
Recruit settlers — habitants — to farm it
Build a house for themselves
Build a flourmill and a church for the habitants
The complete control of resources by a single company
Monopoly
Landlords in New France
Siegneurs
True or False? New France was vastly larger in population than the Thirteen Colonies
FALSE
Who built the ironworks near Trois-Rivières?
François-Étienne Cugnet
What were 2 out of 3 purposes the colonies served?
To establish control over a region, get resources, build wealth
A set of rules and privileges granted to a company by a king or queen is known as
A Charter
How did French colonists generally view First Nations peoples?
As partners -- people who could help them get the resources they wanted
What was the British territory around Hudson Bay called?
Rupert's Land
Fill in the blank: Colonies and ______ go together.
Imperialism
How did both the British and the French "see" First Nations peoples?
As "inferior"