Review Sheet: New France-Settlement Colony PDF

# **Review Sheet: New France-Settlement Colony** ## Important Dates * 1608-1663: **company rule** * 1663-1760: **Royal gov't** ## Vocabulary words * **Territory:** Land Claimed * **Government:** how politics were discussed * **Culture:** How an individual practices their beliefs/ W.O. Life * *...

# **Review Sheet: New France-Settlement Colony** ## Important Dates * 1608-1663: **company rule** * 1663-1760: **Royal gov't** ## Vocabulary words * **Territory:** Land Claimed * **Government:** how politics were discussed * **Culture:** How an individual practices their beliefs/ W.O. Life * **Demography:** population based on gender. ## Important terms and concepts: * **Mercantilism:** An economic theory according to which a country's power is measured by its gold supply. * **Settlement colony:** Territory taken over by Europeans to exploit natural resources & setting colonists > Settled permanently. * **Royal Government:** King takes direct control over new France. ## Slide 1 1. **Name three reasons that explain why New France's population was low before 1663.** * Fur trade needed few people / threat of Iroquois + English attacks / Climate / Isolation from France / Religion-only Catholics / company of 100 ass. 2. **Why did the King of France want to establish the Royal Government and a settlement colony?** * He wanted complete control of the colony while increasing the population to rival the 13 colonies. ## Slide 2 **3. Complete the following table with the appropriate description for each person who is part of the Royal Government.** | | | |---------------------|---------------------------| | **FRANCE** | **The King** | | | Hold absolute power over colony | | | + | | | **Naval Minister** | | | Administering the colonies in the name of the king. | | **NEW FRANCE** | **Sovereign Council** | | | It was composed of the governor general, the intendant, | | | a representative of the bishop and councillors. | | | It functioned as a court of appeal. | | | **Governor general** | | | External affairs | | | **Intendant** | | | Internal affairs | | | **Militia Captains** | | | Forming + training a militia to defend the colony | | | **The People** | | | **BISHOP** | | | Religion | ## Slide 3 4. **What are Jean Talon's two main goals in New France?** * Increase the population of N.F * Diversity the economy 5. **How did Jean Talon increase immigration? What three groups did he target and what did he promise each one of them?** * **Gilles duroy**. 770 orphan girls sent by the king in order to marry colonists and increase the population * **Soldiers from Carignan-Salieres Regiment:** offered free land to stay in the colony after their military service (400 stayed) * **les engagés:** contract workers for 3 years - could choose to stay in N.F and would be given land + title (seigneur) 6. **What three measures did Talon take to naturally increase the population ?** * Availability of food + water * Early marriage * Family allowance ## Slide 4 7. **What three new industries were created in New France?** * Tobacco farming, sawmills, hemp & flax production / timber * Metal works + Shipyards * Hat making, breweries, Ship building, tanneries 8. **Indicate the products traded in the Triangular Trade.** | | | |---------------|---------------------| | **Nouvelle France** | Wood, fish, beer, wheat | | **Antilles** | Sugar, rum, tob. | | | molasses | | **France** | Furs, hmte, fish, | | | Manufactured goods | | | ex. weapons | 9. **Where Jean Talon's policies successful in New France? (you should have a positive and a negative argument)** * Yes - birth rate increased and new local industries were created * But the fur trade was still the main economic staple * The triangular trade guaranteed profit to mother country - other colonies had 10. **What reasons explain the emergence of the Canadiens culture? (3 reasons)** * Need to adapt to society and environment / far from France / felt a sense of belonging to N.F / influence of the Indigenous / raised kids with a more independent spirit 11. **The French and the Natives influenced one another's lifestyle.** **a) Name any 5 things which the Europeans gave to the Natives:** * Flour / Sugar / Salt / bread * Blankets/ Shirts * Metal objects/ knives / pots/ axes/ utensils * Guns * Alcohol / Diseases / Christianity **b) Name any 5 things which the Natives gave to the French:** * Maple syrup / 3 sisters * Make winter clothing / Moccasins * Canoe / Toboggan / snowshoes * Medical plants * Tobacco 12. **What accounts for the territorial expansion of New France in the mid 17th century?** * Needed new allies in the fur trade for more profits / wanted to claim land before the English/ More Indigenous to evangelize 13. **Why was it hard for the French to defend its entire territory?** * Many indigenous groups fought amongst each other. 14. **What was the Great Peace of 1701 ?** * 40 nations, including the Iroquois - put an end to the attacks amongst one another / guaranteed that the Iroquois would stay neutral between the French & English. 15. **In the table below, indicate three elements of change and three elements of continuity between the Trading Post colony and the Settlement colony in New France.** | Elements of Change | | Elements of Continuity | |:--------------------|:-------------------|:-------------------------| | Trading: commercial | | Colony being controlled by people | | ColonY controlled by fur | | Of power | | settlemen staying | | The need for workers | | Controlled by king | | Importance of trading | | Based only on one economic activity | | | | Based on multiple activities | | |