1. CUE CARD QUESTIONS New France from 1663 - 1701
Cue Card 28. What is absolutism? How was it enforced in the colony?
Cue Card 29. What was the role of the sovereign council?
Cue Card 30. Identify the responsibilities of the governor general.
Cue Card 31. Identify the responsibilities of the intendant?
Cue Card 32. Who was sent here to defend the colony of New France? (Be specific)

2. Cue Card 33. Name 3 groups Jean Talon encouraged to immigrate to New France. Explain.
Cue Card 34. Name two measure used by Jean Talon to encourage natural growth.
Cue Card 35. What was the main economic problem in New France? How did the state hope to fix this problem?
Cue Card 36. Give 3 examples of Talon’s economic diversification measures in New France.
Cue Card 37. What were the result of economic diversification? Explain why.

3. Cue Card 38. What was the role of the coureur de bois and the voyageurs in New France.
Cue Card 39. What is the Great Peace of Montreal? When was it established.
Cue Card 40. What impact did the fur trade have on the territory of New France?

4. Cue Card 28. What is absolutism? How was it enforced in the colony?
The concept that the king/queen holds absolute power, bestowed upon him by god
Cue Card 29. What was the role of the sovereign council?
Served as a court of appeal
Cue Card 30. Identify the responsibilities of the governor general.
He represented the King in the colony
Responsible for external affairs such as relations with the First Nations and the English
Military Organization
Cue Card 31. Identify the responsibilities of the intendant?
Cue Card 32. Who was sent here to defend the colony of New France? (Be specific)

5. Cue Card 31. Identify the responsibilities of the intendant?
Finance & Trade
Justice
Economic development,
Populating the colony
Cue Card 32. Who was sent here to defend the colony of New France? (Be specific)
Carignan – Salieres regiment (soldiers)

6. Attraction to New France
Cue Card 33. Name 3 groups Jean Talon encouraged to immigrate to New France. Explain.
Immigrant Groups
Attraction to New France
Engages
Hired contract workers (poor men) who typically agreed to work for 3 years
Their voyage, room and board was usually paid for.
Soldiers
Soldiers who came with the Carignan Salieres regiment.
Offered seigneuries to stay in New France after their term was over
Filles du Roi
Orphan women sent to be married and fix the demographic imbalance in the colony
Usually given a dowry and married within 15 days
Minor Criminals
Minor criminals came here to avoid prison and start fresh.
Farmers
Poor peasants in France came here for cheap land to provide for their families.

7. Cue Card 34. Name two measure used by Jean Talon to encourage natural growth.
Policy
Explanation
Fines
Fathers of unmarried girls aged 16 & unmarried men aged 21 were fined
Unmarried men aged 20 or over were fined & banned from the fur trade
Bonuses
Young couples received money on their wedding day
Baby bonuses (year’s wages) were granted to families who had 10 children or more
Dowries were granted by the King to young women

8. Cue Card 35. What was the main economic problem in New France
Cue Card 35. What was the main economic problem in New France? How did the state hope to fix this problem?
The economy was based primarily on one economic activity, the fur trade
The state hoped to diversify the economy
Cue Card 36. Give 3 examples of Talon’s economic diversification measures in New France.
Produce agricultural surplus
Innovation in Agriculture:
Hemp for ropes
Flax for clothing
Animal husbandry
Development of new industries like:
Iron, copper & coal
Brewery to cultivate hops
Tar, tanneries, shipyard

9. Voyageurs: Young men hired to transport furs
Cue Card 37. What were the result of economic diversification? Explain why.
Economic diversification failed, the economy was still mainly based on the fur trade
France was too focused on its mercantilist policies
Cue Card 38. What was the role of the coureur de bois and the voyageurs in New France.
Coureur de Bois: Young men seeking adventure and fortune. They obtained furs from the First Nations people and sold them to merchants
Voyageurs: Young men hired to transport furs

10. Cue Card 39. What is the Great Peace of Montreal
Cue Card 39. What is the Great Peace of Montreal? When was it established?
A peace treaty/agreement that officially put an end to Iroquois wars
Achieved in 1701 and signed by over 40 nations
Cue Card 40. What impact did the fur trade have on the territory of New France?
The territory expanded