Settlement of New France
Terms and Definitions
Historical Figures
Inquiry Group Topics
Inquiry Group Topics
100

What is the name of the French citizen who established the settlement named New France in Quebec City?

Samuel de Champlain

100

What is a settlement established in a new country by people from a different country?

Colony

100

Who was the first bishop of Quebec and had the City of Laval and Universite Laval were named after him?

Francis de Laval

100

Who was the first Intendant of New France?

Jean Talon

100

What was the importance of the fur trade to the European settlers and the First Nations people?

-The fur trade was essential to the survival for the Europeans

-Created economy

-First Nations acquired ammunition and access to tools and metals

200

List two natural resources that Quebec City was rich in.

Timber

Water

Fish

Animals

200

Who are the poor farmers who rented the farmland from the seigneurs?

Habitant

200

Who was the Garrison Commander of Fort of Ville-Marie and a French solider who waged war on the Iroquois hoping to protect New France and died during the Battle of the Long Sault near Ottawa

Adam Dollard

200

What did the First Nations people provide for the people of New France?

Remedies for disease, shelter and shared resources. Trade. Assisted with exploration.
200

What foods were eaten by the people of New France?

Wheat, peas, oats, rye, barley, maize, potatoes, corn, squash, bird, fish, edible plants

300

What is a form of transportation what could be made from tree bark and hollowed out trees.

Canoe

300

Who is the owner of the land plots in New France; they were often wealthy men of nobility back in France.

Seigneur

300

Who chaperoned ladies sent from France as brides for the New France settlers and recruited teachers for schools in New Frace, organized boarding school for girls and a school for Indigenous girls.

Marguerite Bourgeoys

300

What was the initial purpose of the Roman Catholic Church in New France?

-Spiritual Matters

-Contributed to the maintenance of order and was involved in the settlers' daily lives

-Keeping records of birth, marriage, deaths

300

What is the role and responsibility of the Seigneur?

Establish laws, operate a mill, and organize a community. Received rent in cash or kind, taxes on grain, and could grant licenses for hunting, fishing, and woodcutting.

400

What is a transportation method made out of birch or hard ash and stretched animal skin and rawhide

Snow Shoes

400

Who were the "runner of the woods". Men who made their careers as fur traders in the forests of New France.

Coureurs des Bois

400

Who was a French naval and miliatary captain, Lieutenant of New France and helped build a settlement at Tadoussac

Pierre Chauvin

400

What did the people of New France try to do that changed the relationship between First Nations people and the people of New France?

Tried to control the land. Strong attempts to convert them to Roman Catholicism.

400

Who established Acadia and where?

Champlain on the Bay of Fundy

500

What is a form of currency and used to make textiles.

Fur Pelts

500

Who were the "daughters of the king". Single and/or orphaned women in France who were sent to New France to marry and start families to help populate the new colony.

Filles du Roi

500

Who was a lawyer and author. Travelled widely in Acadia. Was interested in North American colonization and the way of life of First Nation people.

Marc Lescarbot

500

What is the name of the council that King Louis XlV made to govern New France?

Sovereign Council

500

What were the different roles of men and women in New France?

Men: farmers, fishers, hunters, fur traders

Women: nuns, nurses, teachers, hostesses at taverns or hostels