The King's Daughters Basics
What was the French name for the King's Daughters?
What is "Filles du Roi"?
What type of men were the King's Daughters expected to marry in New France?
Who are French settlers?
Who was the Intendant of New France who proposed bringing the women over?
Who is Jean Talon?
True or False: The King's Daughters program helped New France grow quickly.
What is true?
True or False: The King's Daughters were orphans and poor.
What is true?
Who sponsored the King's Daughters' voyage to New France?
Who is King Louis XIV?
Name one of the three cities where the King's Daughters landed.
What is Quebec City, Trois-Rivières, or Montreal?
Which religious leader welcomed the King's Daughters upon their arrival?
Who is Bishop François de Laval?
How many children were born to the King's Daughters by 1671?
What is nearly 700?
What false rumor spread about the King's Daughters regarding their morality?
What is that they were prostitutes?
How many King's Daughters were sent to New France?
What is about 800?
How were the King's Daughters protected financially when they married?
What is through marriage contracts?
Who was the first person to use the term "Filles du Roi" in her writings?
Who is Marguerite Bourgeoys?
What did many of the King's Daughters have to prove to be selected for immigration?
What is their moral and physical fitness?
Name one reason why people mistakenly thought Canada was a penal colony.
What is because criminals were sent there in the 17th century?
What was the main goal of bringing the King's Daughters to New France?
What is to increase the population?
What percentage of King's Daughters came from Paris and the surrounding area?
What is about 50%?
Where did most of the King's Daughters come from within France?
What is Paris, Normandy, and western France?
What major challenge did many King's Daughters face when they first arrived?
What is adjusting to farm life?
Who claimed that the King's Daughters were "of middling virtue"?
Who is Baron de Lahontan?
In what year did the program to bring the King's Daughters start?
What is 1663?
What was the main occupation that the women had to adapt to in New France?
What is farming?
Name the governor who requested more King's Daughters in 1673.
Who is Buade de Frontenac?
Approximately how many King's Daughters never married in New France?
What is 300?
How many King's Daughters were ever charged with prostitution in New France?
What is one? (Catherine Guichelin)