Population Flashcards
Where did first occupants come from?
Asia and settles into North and South America
When and how did the first occupants arrive?
30,000 years ago and they crossed a land bridge made of ice on the Berling Strait during the last ice age
Where did the Iroquois live?
Regions of the St-Lawrence Lowlands and region of the Great Lakes
Why are the Iroquois a sedentary group
Their survival was based on agriculture
What kind of houses did the Iroquois live in?
They lived in villages surrounded by palisades and they lived in long houses
Which regions did the Algonquian live in?
The Canadian Shield and the Appalachian Mountains
Why were the Algonquians considered nomadic?
They survived on hunting, gathering and fishing.
What kind of houses did they live in?
wigwams
In which regions did the Inuits live in?
North of Quebec, around the Hudsons Bay and Ungava Bay
What was their housing like and why?
In the winter they built igloos and in the summer they slept in tents because they were nomads
What did fur trading companies have to do in exchange for the monopoly on fur trade?
colonize the colony
When and by who founded the One Hundred Associates company?
1627 by Cardinal Richelieu
What were the obligations that the fur trading company had to follow in order to be the monopoly?
- Establish 4000 settlers over a period of 15 years
- Pay the fees to sustain settlers for 3 years (lodging and feeding settlers)
- Grant artisans the right to open up shops in New France
Did the fur trading companies respect their obligations and why?
NO THEY DIDNT!!! they only settled 900 colonists
What was Pierre Chauvins goal in 1600?
He established a trading post in tadoussac and the goal was to centralize the trade between the Natives and french
