New France: Economy
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When the children were young they started doing chores. What was the boys and girls fist job as a kid?
The first job young boys and girls did was to bring things like wood from the forest for the fire place.
There were lots of way to get from place to place in New France. What river was the main way of transportation?
The St. Lawrence river was the main highway for travel because it linked Acadia, Quebec, Montreal and Trois-Rivieres and all the seigneuries along the shore.
Long before fur trade there was seasonal fishing. From the early sixteenth century men from Norway, Brittany,and even from Basque country fished for whale on a certain province. Which province did they sail the shores of to fish for whale?
From the early sixteenth century men from Norway, Brittany,and even from Basque country sailed the shores of Newfoundland to fish for whale.
Once the boys and girls became 11 and 12 they started doing more chores. Name two chores the girls did when they were 11 and 12 and name two chores the boys did when they were 11 and 12.
When the girls were eleven to twelve they would start helping their mother with cooking and cleaning and assist with making clothes for the entire family.When the boys were eleven to twelve they would help cut wood, carry stones from a field, build fences, mow the grass and gather crops from his father's farm.
Name the two ways of transportation the people of New France used to cross the St. Lawrence river in the summer.
In the summer they used small wooden canoes and rafts to travel the St. Lawrence river.
Fur Trade was very important in the historical development of New France. Where did the lure of this resource prompt the French to establish a permanent presence?
The lure of this resource prompted the French to establish a permanent presence in the St. Lawrence river valley in the early seventeenth century.
The woman of New France had a lot of jobs to do in one day. Name three of the jobs listed in the handout.
The woman of New France jobs were
Take care of the children
Make Clothes
Take care of the house
Cook for the entire family
Name the two ways the people of New France used to get across the St. Lawrence river?
To travel the St. Lawrence river in the winter they used oxen and horses to pull sleighs and toboggans.
Every year the people of New France set out in pursuit of their precious prey, at the time considered fish. What did they call the fish they were after? (Must name three out of the four names said in the handout to get the points!!!)
The names they gave the fish they were after were called... “Lenten bacon", fast fish, "blubber fish” or “crapois."
The men of New France had a lot of jobs as well. Name all four of the jobs listed in the handout.
The men of New France jobs were
Farm
Hunt
Fish
Provide for his family
What was the two wheeled horse-drawn carriages called by the people of New France?
The two wheeled horse-drawn carriages were called caleches. Caleches were only used in the summer.