Early Explorers Flashcards
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Who was Henry the 7th?
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A Mediterranean neighbor
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What did Christopher Columbus think he found when he found the Carribbean?
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Asia
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Who did Giovanni Caboto sail with on the Matthew?
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John Cabot
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What did Giovanni Caboto and John Cabot find?
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New Found Land
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By what year did Newfoundland become a be on for the English?
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1500
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Who did Cartier kidnap?
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The Iroquois chief and his sons
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How many people got scurvy and how many died?
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All 110 got scurvy but only 25 died
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What did Cartier trade furs for?
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Knives and iron goods
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What did Cartier find the he thought was gold and diamonds?
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Quartz and pyright
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What kind of fish brought everyone to Newfoundland?
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Cod
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Who was Lied Erikson?
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A Viking explorer
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What did Leif Erikson find?
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L’Anse aux Meadows
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Who were the Beothuks?
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Newfoundland First Nations
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What was spices equal to?
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Wealth
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Christopher Columbus arrived in North America and thought he arrived in_____
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India
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What was John Cabots real name?
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Giovanni Cabato
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What was John Cabots nationality?
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Italian
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Did John Cabot have an Italian name or English name?
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English
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Who was the English king?
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Henry the 7th (VII)
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What was so abundant in Newfoundland?
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Cod fish
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Where did Jacques Cartier sail to?
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France
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When did Jacques Cartier leave St.Malo?
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1534
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Where did Jacques Cartier leave to when he left St.Malo?
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Northwest Passage
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What was wealthy in Asia?
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Spices
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Who did Jacques Cartier discover?
Stadaconna First Nation peoples
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Where did Samuel de Champlain settle in 1604/05?
Port Royal
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Where did Samuel de Champlain settle in 1608?
Quebec City
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In 1615 Champlain explored what river to Huronia?
St. Lawrence
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What did Champlain make a deal with the Huron for?
Furs
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In exchange for furs the French helped the Huron against who?
The Iroquois
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What year did Jesuit priests arrive in New France?
1625
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Why the Jesuit priests go to New France?
To spread Christianity (Catholicism) to the First Nation peoples
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The Company of 100 Associates took control of what in 1627?
The fur trade in New France
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Who arrived in New France in 1639?
Ursaline Nuns
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When did the Jesuits build missions in Huronia?
1640s
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In 1642 where was a catholic settlement established?
Montreal
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1635-40 what killed almost half the Huron people?
A disease
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In 1648/49 what killed Huron people?
An Iroquois attack
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What made English return from attacking Acadia in 1654/55?
A war treaty
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What made the Company of 100 associates lose control of the fur trade in 1657?
Went so far in debt, went bankrupt
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What year did the Iroquois block all fur trade?
1658
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What year did King Louis XIV take complete control of New France?
1663
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What did King Louis XIV make New France?
A royal colony
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King Louis XIV installed what as a king representative?
A governor
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What did King Louis XIV install as an administrator?
An intendant
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What did King Louis XIV install as a person responsible for all religious affairs?
A Bishop
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Who is included in the Sovereign Council?
A governor, a bishop, and an intendant
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What was New France like?
An absolute monarchy
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What was New France's structure?
An hierarchical structure
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Since the King couldn't be in 2 places at once who would be appointed?
Governor General
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Who was the Governor General?
A symbol/representative of the Kings power
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What was the highest official ranking in New France?
Governor General
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What was the main job of a Governor General?
To make important decisions about the colony especially defense
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Who was the bishop?
The representative from the Roman Catholic Church
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Who did the bishop rule?
Priests and nuns
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What was the bishop in charge of?
Missionaries, churches, hospitals and schools
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What was an intendant similar to?
A police man
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What was the job of the intendant?
To inform the king of what was happening in New France and ensure the people were getting along
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What did the intendant control?
The day to day running of the colony
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Were many women needed in New France? Why?
No, they were not needed for the fur trade
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Who wanted to increase the population of New France?
Louis XIV
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What was a dowry?
Money and goods
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Who was offered a dowry?
Those marrying young and people who are having more than 10 children
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Who were the first women to come to New France?
Nuns
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What were women important for?
The family business
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Did women have legal rights?
No
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What were a women's choices to be outside of the family?
A nun or a slave/servant/labourer
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What were the 3 basic groups/rankings for women?
Nobles(seigneurs wife)
Nuns
Salves
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What did filles du roi translate into English?
Daughters of the King
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Who decided to pay young woman to increase population?
King Louis XIV and Jean Talon
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What could merchants, ship captains, or other officials paid 10 livves (10 dollars) to bring back to New France?
Women
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1663-65 how old were the women brought over to increase population?
12-45
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1670 how old were the women brought over to increase population?
16-40
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Where did the fighting of the 7 years war break out?
Ohio valley
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What direction were English consultants big allowed to travel?
West
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Where did many Acadians have to move?
France or French Louisiana
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Who was captured by James Wolfe in 1758?
Louisberg
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What did Wolfe threaten to destroy if wasn't used properly?
Farms
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In 1760 what was taken by the English?
Montreal
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In 1763 the treaty of _____ was signed by New France
Paris
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What is L'anse aux meadows?
An archeological site that represents a failed Viking colony of Norse adventures from Iceland, located in Newfoundland, Canada
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When was L'anse aux meadows discovered?
1960
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Who were the archaeologists that discovered L'anse aux meadows?
W. A. Munn
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What did they use to search for evidence of Viking landing in North America?
Medieval Vinland Sagas
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Why did the Ingstad's call their discovery "jellyfish cove"?
A reference to the stinging jellyfish found in the bay
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Name the two medieval Icelandic manuscripts pored over by W. A. Munn?
"The Greenlander Saga" and "Erik's Saga"
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Why did W. A. Munn believe that "Vinland" did not refer to grapes?
Because grapes did not grow in Newfoundland
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How long was Leif's colony in Vinland?
3 years
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Why did Leif's colony leave Vinland?
Because the local Native Americans had turned to warfare
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Who were the Skarelings?
A word Norse settlers of Greenland and the Canadian Arctic have to their direct competition
