Dates
When did John Cabot arrive in North America?
1497
Who kidnapped a Haudenosaunee chief?
Jacques Cartier
Where did John Cabot arrive in North America?
Newfoundland
What is a colony?
A colony is a place or land that is controlled by another country.
True
When was Jacques Cartier's final voyage?
1541-1542
Who was given a monopoly by the king of France?
Pierre du Gua de Monts
What is the name of the major river that leads inland?
Saint Lawrence River
What is colonization?
Colonization is when a country moves to another land and starts to take control of it. The country doing the colonizing often sets up its own rules, builds settlements, and makes the people who already live there follow those rules.
How many young women were sent from France to marry French settlers in New France.
over 900
When did Pierre de Monts establish Acadia?
1605
Who travelled to New France to marry French settlers?
Les filles du roi (king's daughters)
What is the name of the location where Jacques Cartier tried to establish a settlement?
Stadacona
What is imperialism?
Imperialism is when a country takes control of other lands or countries, often by force, to gain power, resources, or money.
When was the Sovereign Council established?
1663
When did Samuel de Champlain establish his colony?
1608
Who was in charge of day to day affairs in the colony?
The Intendant
Where was considered a "gold-mine" for furs?
Explain a monopoly.
When only one group or person is able to buy or sell a product or service.
Where and by whom were seigneurs given land in the seigneurial system?
By the king
Along the Saint Lawrence River
When was the Hudson's Bay Company created?
1670
Who "discovered" the Hudson's Bay for the French?
Radisson and des Groseilliers
Where did Pierre de Monts establish Acadia?
Port-Royal
What is it called when you trade goods for other goods?
Explain what seigneurs and habitants were responsible for in the seigneurial system.
Seigneurs - finding people to live on their lands, building a church and a mill
Habitants - working the land, giving some of their crops to the seigneur