social Flashcards
describe 2 differences among these 3 f/n groups
connections to land, called land mother earth, and thought if you took care of mother earth she’d give, different houses
how did haudenosaunee chose their leaders ?
as farmers, chose their leaders based on their ability to put the welfare of land and community first
what was the main reason for early european interest in exploring north america
to find a route to asia
what do we mean when we say the early europeans explored based on an economic factor
they were looking for wealth and economy
describe new france during the time that champlain explored north america
new france was mainly a colony whose economy was based on fur trades
settlement
a place where ppl live permanently such as a village. also refers to people moving and starting new farms
which fn group lived in the area now known as newfoundland
beothuk
describe the relationship between the settlers and this fn group
not a friendly relationship
what happened to the beothuk
they got wiped out
what is imperialism and colonization
when a powerful country conquers and claims new land for their homeland
name the way the mother country established economic control over the country
mercantilism
explain how mercantilism worked
they provided raw material / natural resources cheaply to the mother country that were manufactured + sold to the colony + mother country. designed to make mother con rich
who became rich from this type of economic system ?
european mother country
name the two mother countries we have had in what would one day become canada and give the name the colony had at the time
britain - british north america
france - new france
in which part of north america did the english first settle?
thirteen colonies
what type of colony was it?
agricultural
what was the name of the other english colony and what type of colony was it ?
ruperts land, fur trading colony
what did the french colony provide to its mother country
furs and pelts
what was a tenant farmer called
habitants
where did the tenant farmers live and
lived on narrow strips of land called seigeuries
what were the immediate landlords called ?
seigneurs
fully explain what a fille du roy was
women who were sent to new france to marry single settlers
explain what a courier de bois was
men who were sent into the wilderness of north america to search for furs. they worked for themselves
what’s a voyageur
people from new france hired to travel on the river
describe the role of the catholic church of new france
provided moral and spiritual direction
what was the name of the government in new france
sovereign council
who were the three most powerful people in this council ?
governor, bishop, intendant
describe the relationship between british colonists and fn
did not develop relationship
describe the relationship between the french colonists and fn
french often formed parternship w/ fn because of fur trade. also adopted aspects of fn into own
describe one contributing factor as to why the thirteen colonies grew much faster than new france
many colonists were single men while others came in with wives, so more family’s
what was the first economic foundation of new france
furs and pelts
what were the names of the two companies that competed with eachother for a monopoly in the fur trade
hudson’s bay and north west company
as the two companies travelled across north america, who followed them and why
european - search of furs
cree fn - to avoid expansion of european settlements
the two companies eventually merged into one company name it
hbc
what did the area now known as nova scotia and new brunswick used to be called ?
acadia
how did the french lose control of acadia to the british ?
in the treaty of utrecht
why did the british assume they could not trust the settlers there ?
because the settlers were french
what event signalled the beginning of britain taking over control of new france
the battle of the plains of abramham
where did this event take place
quebec city
who led the british forces
general wolfe
who led the french forces
general montcalm
even though the battle was short, why was it important
because it led to french surrending quebec city to british. who ever had control of quebec would have control of resources and land
what was the name of the treaty that was signed after the 7 years war
treaty of paris in 1763
what did britain receive in this treaty
control of new france
what did france keep in this treaty
guadeloupe and couple of small islands off newfoundland
what did britain plan to do to the french canadiens after this treaty
to assimilate french canadiens in the colony
besides gaining control of new france, what did the british believe the treaty also gave them control of
control of fn land
who organized the fn to attack british forts
pontiac
what did the british government attempt to create with the royal proclamation act of 1763 and how did they try to do this
create lasting peace by assimilating the french and getting peace with fn
describe what they were attempting to do with the quebec act of 1774
to preserve the french character of quebec, allowing french civil act reinstated
what could catholics now do, once they took an oath of loyalty to britain
could now hold government positions
During the American war of independence, why did thousands of Americans move into British North America?
Because they wanted to be loyal to britain
Why was the American revolution significant to Canadian history?
Because it caused many loyalists to come to Canada which increased English speaking.
How did the arrival of the loyalists in Quebec affect the Canadians and the fn
Threatened Canadian identity and fn rights to land
What happened as our English speaking population grew
Loyalists demanded British rights and replaced the Quebec act w constitution act
Describe what was in the constitutional act
Quebec was divided into upper + lower Canada, lower - British criminal + French civil law || upper- British civil + criminal law
What was the important reason for creating the constitutional act
To create two separate colonies
Who was tecumseh and what did he do
Leader of the shawnee fn, organized fn to fight w Americans
Which 3 groups of people fought against the Americans in the war of 1812
French and British Canadians, fn
What were these three groups trying to prevent in the war of 1812
American take over
