The French in North America Flashcards
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colony
territory or land controlled by a another country
Empires
are networks of colony’s controlled by a single country
Imperialism
a country extending its countrol over other nations
What did the colony send to the home country
Shipped resources: fish furs lumber metal ores
What did the home country send to the colony
Shipped: settlers soilders
when did the Europeans arrive in Canada
1000 yrs ago
Who were the first people to arrive in Canada and were did they come from
They were the Norse who arrived from Scandinavia
True or False
Europe and Asia traded with one and another
TRUE
What did Europe want from Asia
To obtain: spices tea silk porcelain special gems
What route did the Europeans take to get to Asia and back
The silk road
Why was the Silk road dangerous
ambush parties would attack the traders
Name the 4 reasons why you should expand across the ocean
Curiosity
Economics
Competition
Religion
What did Christopher Columbous do
Found North America
Who did The king of France send to find a passage through North America to Asia
Jacques Catier
What did Jacques Catier come across of while sailing
A group of Mi’kmaq people
At a place Catier called Gaspe whom did he encounter
Haudenosaunee people
What did Catier take with him back home to prove something to the King of France
Two of Donacona sons
What killed most of the French crew in the winter
scurvy
True or false
The Haudenosaunee did not have a cure for scurvy
FALSE
Why did Cartier later take Donacana and nine other villagers
SO they could tell the king of the riches in North America
Why were the Haudenosaunee hostile toward the French
Cartier told the Haudenosaunee that the people he took were alive and living well
What is a monopoly
This means that only the merchants within the group can trade fur
What did Jaquez Catrier discover
New France