Creation of New France
This explorer claimed the land along the St. Lawrence River for France in the 1500's.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
This fortified settlement founded in 1608 became the capital of New France.
What is Quebec City?
This religion dominated New France’s institutions and education.
What is Roman Catholicism?
The fur of this animal was extremely valuable in Europe for making hats.
What is the beaver?
This group of farmers in New France were commonly known to care for animals, grow crops, and provide free labour.
Who are habitants?
This French explorer founded Quebec in 1608 and helped establish New France.
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
These characteristics were used for a specific purpose in Samuel de Champlain's settlement: the Pigeon-loft, the moat, and the small windows.
What are early Quebec's security features?
This Indigenous group were friends with the French Settlers.
Who are the Hurons?
These unlicensed fur traders travelled deep into the wilderness to trade furs.
Who are coureurs des bois?
These women were sent from France to marry settlers and increase the population.
Who are Filles du Roi?
This was the main mode of transportation in New France.
What are boats/canoes?
One challenge early settlers faced at Quebec was this harsh seasonal condition.
What is long, cold winters?
These missionaries travelled to New France to convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity.
Who are the Jesuits?
These items were traded with the Indigenous peoples in exchange for beaver furs.
What are hatchets, metal pots, and other supplies?
Farmers rented land from this local landowner in the seigneurial system.
Who is a seigneur?
This river became the main route for exploration and settlement in New France.
What is the St. Lawrence River?
The early settlement of Quebec mainly depended on this economic activity to survive.
What is the fur trade?
This Indigenous group were enemies with the French settlers.
Who are the Iroquois?
This group of people are the result of the coureurs de bois meeting Indigenous women.
Who are the Métis?
The seigneurie was set beside the river for these specific reasons.
What is for personal use, for transportation, and for fishing?
Opportunities for land, wealth from the fur trade, and religious missions were examples of these factors that attracted Europeans to settle in New France.
What are pull factors?
These men accompanied Samuel de Champlain all the way to New France and helped build the settlement. (hint. refer to how Mr. Nord describes them)
Who are 40 dudes?
This Ursuline nun built the Ursuline mission in Québec.
Who is Marie Martin?
Beaver fur was highly desirable for these qualities.
What is providing warmth and being waterproof?
This sum of money was given to the filles du roi for their arrival into New France.
What is a dowry?