Arrival in Canada
The average dimension of a farm in New France was?
150 metres x 2500 metres
France fought Britain in a final war over North America in the?
7 Years' War
In the 15th century, European explorers were first attracted to North America because they were looking for?
A Northwest Passage
The French possession, which came under British control in 1713, was?
Acadia
Mercantilism is an economic theory that states a nation's prime objective is to ...?
Accumulate wealth
The Company of a Hundred Associates was ultimately a success or failure?
Business Failure
The French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River was...
Cartier
The natural resource which first attracted Europeans to the east coast of North America was?
Cod Fish
Jesuit missionaries were the partners in the...?
Company of a Hundred Associates
The parties of men that Champlain sent out to explore and live with the Native people were?
Coureurs de bois
France fought wars over North America with another European nation because of?
Disputes over fur-trading territories
France had its major territorial wars in North America with...
England
The nation that attacked Champlain's colony and took Champlain prisoner was...
England
The Italian explorer John Cabot was employed by the king of...
England.
The Company of a Hundred Associates was required to...
Establish farming settlements
What were the coureurs de bois in addition to being fur traders?
Explorers
T or F - French commanders agreed on a strategy
False
T or F - Habitants broke from the Catholic Church
False
New France's first settlement was converted to a ______ settlement.
Farming.
In the Triangle trade, what was traded from New France to the Caribbean?
Fish and fish oil Timber Barrel Staves
In 1661, New France came under the direct control of the...?
French government
The first Governor of New France was?
Frontenac
By the end of the 16th century, France had developed a trade with its colony with which resource?
Furs
The most popular pelt in the early fur trade in New France was prized most when made into?...
Hats
Colonies could trade only with their _________?
Home country
The Native group with whom Champlain first traded and made an alliance was the?
Huron's
The government official in New France who improved the base for economic activities was the...?
Intendant
On his second voyage, Jacques Cartier kidnapped ______ People.
Iroquois
The Native group most hostile to the Huron's was the...?
Iroquois
One of the most difficult tasks the Jesuits faced was to ...?
Learn native languages
The French built a fortress on Cape Breton Island and named it?
Louisbourg
The farmers of New France, or habitants, paid ___________ than peasants in France.
Lower taxes
In addition to pursuing for trading activities, the French sent....?
Missionaries
Champlain and the French wanted to have a ________ in the fur trade.
Monopoly
In choosing his location for a second settlement, Champlain was looking for a site with?
Natural defenses
John Cabot expected to find Japan or China on his explorations, but instead landed in?
Newfoundland.
The location of the first settlement in New France was?
Port Royal
On his third voyage, Cartier returned to France with "diamonds and gold." He had actually found?
Quartz and iron pyrites
The British attacked which French stronghold in 1759?
Quebec
The second post founded by Champlain was?
Quebec
Perhaps the most famous of the coureurs de bois were...
Radisson and de Groseilliers
In 1775, Britain expelled the Acadians because they?
Refused to sign loyalty oaths
in the Triangle trade, what was the contribution of the Caribbean?
Rum and sugar
When wintering at Stadacona, French sailors died of?
Scurvy
What was the system of land tenure in New France?
Seigneurial
Jean Talon wanted New France to become more?
Self-Sufficient
Geographical location, and a primarily agricultural economy, helped to make which First Nations group the enemy of the Iroquois?
The Huron's
The British won control of New France in the Battle of...
The Plains of Abraham
Which fur-bearing mammal was all the "rage" in Europe when Champlain was trying to raise money for trading ventures?
The beaver
For the French, what was the purpose of a colony?
To be a source of wealth
What were the duties of a seigneur?
To build a flour mill To provide settlers to build a manor house
Native peoples trading with the French wanted European...
Trade goods
T or F - French commanders argued amongst themselves
True
After Cartier's third voyage, the French abandoned colonization for over...
a half century
In the final battle of the Seven Years' War, the French and British commanders were...?
killed in battle
The European group that first arrived in the North America was...
the Vikings
