Economy in New France
What economic policy aimed to increase a country’s wealth by collecting gold and silver?
Mercantalism
What was the main economic activity in New France?
The fur trade
What is the name of the land owned by a seigneur
a seigneurie
The English gave the Iroquois this military technology, tipping the balance of power.
Guns
Under mercantilism, colonies were expected to send these to the mother country.
Raw Materiels
What were the French colonists' closest allies
The Huron-Wendat
Who worked on the farms owned by the seigneur
Censitaire
In what year was the Great Peace of Montreal signed?
1701
The king preferred companies loyal to him, wealthy, militarily strong, and aligned with what religion?
Catholicism
Which Indigenous group did the British colonists ally with?
The Iroquois Confederacy.
Which government official represented the king, handled military matters, and Indigenous relations?
The Governor General
What term means an agreement between groups for mutual benefit?
Alliance
What major responsibility did the Company of 100 Associates fail to do?
Bring settlers and populate the colony.
What were illegal fur traders without licenses were called what?
Coureurs de bois.
What was the first permanent French settlement in 1608?
Quebec City
Young women sent to New France to increase the population were called what?
Filles du Roi
What was the name of the territory where most of the trading took place? (It is a river)
Saint Lawrence River/Valley
What trading network linked France, New France, and the West Indies?
The Triangular Trade System
What political system replaced chartered companies in 1663?
Royal Government.
What war in Europe caused France to lose territory in North America
The Spanish War of Succession