Worksheet: Pages 31-36 New France

Indicate if the following statements, regarding chartered companies and merchants with a fur trade monopoly, are true or false. Statement True False   a) Companies and merchants that obtained a fur trade monopoly had no obligation to the king. b) The companies and merchants neglected to populate New France. c) The king of France revoked the monopoly from a company or merchant on several occasions. d) The companies and merchants that held a fur trade monopoly had no interest in populating the colony. e) The companies and merchants that held a fur trade monopoly needed French labour to obtain furs.

2. Among the following statements, circle the ones that do not correspond to obligations of the Company of One Hundred Associates. A. Develop the colony. B. Fish cod. C. Discover a route to Asia. D. Populate the colony. E. Evangelize Native people. F. Hunt whales.

3. a) Indicate the cause of the seizure of the city of Québec by the Kirke brothers in 1629. War between England and France 3. b) What were the consequences of the seizure of the city of Québec by the Kirke brothers? • Many French had to leave the colony • The Company of One Hundred Associates lost a great deal of money and many of its associates 4. Describe Trois-Rivières at the time of its founding. Trois-Rivières was a fort, which contained a building used to store furs.

Economic Reason – Obtain constant supply of furs 5. What objectives informed the relations the French maintained with Native peoples? Economic Reason – Obtain constant supply of furs Religious – Convert the natives Event Order a) Capture of four ships belonging to the Company of One Hundred Associates by the Kirke brothers 1628 2 b) Seizure of the city of Québec by the Kirke brothers 1629 3 c) Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1632 4 d) Founding of the Company of One Hundred Associates 1627 1 e) Founding of Trois-Rivière 1634 5

6. Match each definition with the correct term. Be loyal to the king of France. 1 Pay an annual rent in money or produce. 2 Reserve any metal ores or oaks for the king. 1 Work their land. 2 Use the flour mill on the seigneury and give a portion of the milled grain. 2 Build a flour mill and keep it in good condition. 1 Provide an average of three days of unpaid labour a year. 2 In the event of the sale of the seigneury, give one-fifth of the value of the sale to the king. 1 Maintain the roads that passed through the censive. 2 Inform the state authorities of the state of the seigneury (population, income, etc.). 1 Give a censive to someone who agreed to certain requirements. 1

7. How was the fur trade with Native peoples included in France’s policy of mercantilism? When a censitaire obtained a censive , he first had to clear the forest. This could take several years. Only once this work was done was it possible to start cultivating the land and living off the harvest. He worked the land with a plough, planted in the spring and harvested at the end of the month of August. He raised oxen or cows as well as pigs . He also raised turkeys and hens provided what was necessary to survive.

8. Match each element of a seigneury with its definition. Censives a) Land belonging to the censitaires. Uncleard Land b) Forestland that had not yet been granted to colonists. Gristmill c) Place where the censitaires were required to mill their grain. Range road and perpendicular road d) Roads used to travel on the seigneury. Commons e) Place where the animals grazed. Seigneur’s estate g)Place on the seigneury reserved for the needs of the Church.

9. Explain why the Church was favourable to immigration to the colony. The Church was convinced that a well-established Catholic French colony would serve as a model for Native people and further the goal of evangelization.

10. Compare the locations chosen to establish the city of Quebec, Trois Rivieres and Ville Marie. They are located at the confluence of two waterways They made it possible to monitor the surrounding area They were ideal meeting places for the the fur trade 11. Inidicate if the following statements are true or false. Correct it. True False – Catholicism played a key role in colonial life False – Colonists regularly attended mass False – Church disapproved of dances

12. Indicate the precise point upon which both authors agree with regard to the Canadiens. The problem with the way the Canadiens dress (poorly & inappropriately) 13. Match each Native group with its European allies. Innu – French Iroquois – Dutch & English Algonquin - French Maliseet – French Huron – Wendat – French 14. What factors slowed the demographic drop among Native peoples after 1650. Native population movements Developing stronger immunity to European diseases Natural growth

15. Indicate the consequence of the Iroquois attacks on the fur trade. Fur trade was threatened/French trade networks were destroyed 16. What were the relations between the emerging colony and Native peoples? Allied with Native nations, the French entered into conflict with Iroquois Confederacy Natives went through acculturation Native population declined due to disease and war 17. How did the French ensure support and guidance for the colonists who came to settle in New France?Social relations were organized in part by the seigneurial system Catholic Church provided support and guideance, provided education and health care