1. CLASSIFY THE DATA BELOW ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING THREE CATEGORIES : 

A) Settlement in the St. Lawrence Valley  

• factors affecting settlement 
• seigneurial system  
• Jean Talon's policies 

• Royal Government 
• relations between the mother country and the colony 

• roles of the Church 
• social groups 

1. The king ruled the colony through the governor and the intendant. 

2. The filles du roi were mostly young orphan girls sent over to New France by the king. 

3. Ville Marie was founded by de Maisonneuve and Jeanne Mance in order to set up a religious  mission. 

4. The nuns taught the children and cared for the sick. 

5. The Sovereign Council was the colony's highest court of appeal. 

6. The seigneur was expected to fulfill certain obligations towards his censitaires. 

7. Its purpose was to implement a method of land distribution. 

8. Missionaries tried to convert the Native peoples to Christianity. 

9. Bishop Laval founded the Séminaire de Québec to train priests. 

10. The farms were rectangular in shape and ran perpendicular to the river. 

11. The corvées (free labour) promoted the exchange of services. 

12. Between 1663 and 1675 the population of New France grew from 3000 to 7800. 

13. The colonial elite consisted of the merchants, administrators, army officers and clergy. 

14. Champlain chose Quebec because it was a good site en route to fur producing areas. 

15. Jeanne Mance founded the Hotel-Dieu hospital to take care of the colonists and Native peoples. 

16. The governor was responsible for external and military affairs. 

17. Bonuses were given to large families. 

18. Religious and economic reasons were behind the founding of Ville Marie and Quebec. 

19 Most of the people living in New France were habitants. 

20. Policy decisions made in France were not always in the best interest of its colony, New France.

• Social  
• Political  
• Economic 

1. The governor was responsible for external and military affairs. 

2. The main type of immigrants who came were hired workers (engagés), soldiers, and filles du roi. 

3. The corvées (free labour) promoted the exchange of services. 

4. The nuns taught the children and cared for the sick. 

5. The king ruled the colony through the governor and the intendant. 

6. Triangular trade was set up by Jean Talon with little success. 

7. Most industry in the colony was carried out in family shops. 

8. By the end of the French regime there were over 3200 slaves in New France, including 1100 blacks. 

9. Economic life in the colony was largely dictated by mercantilist theory. 

10. Families were large, the average family had seven children. 

11. To pay the bills, the intendant started making card money in 1685. 

12. Jean-Baptiste Colbert used the Ministry of Marine to direct the affairs of New France. 

13. The church, through its religious orders,  was responsible  for health services and education. 

14. The Sovereign Council consisted of the bishop, the intendant, and the governor. 

15. By the end of the French regime, one-quarter of all the land was owned by the church. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3. Following are some significant dates in the History of Quebec and Canada program covering  modules 1 and 2. 

•   1534,  1608,  1615,  1627,  1642,  1658, 1663,  1665,  1682,  1742 

1. The Sieur de Maisonneuve founds Ville Marie (Montreal). _____ 

2. Louis XIV sets up a system of Royal Government. _____ 

3. Jean Talon becomes the Intendant of New France. _____ 

4. The Récollets were the first missionaries to arrive in New France. _____ 

5. Jacques Cartier charts the Gulf of St. Lawrence and explores the Gaspé coast. _____ 

6. The king grants a monopoly to the Company of 100 Associates.  _____ 

7. Champlain founds the settlement of  Quebec. _____ 

8. Marguerite Bourgeois founds the Congrégation de Notre-Dame. _____ 

9. LaSalle travelled the Mississippi River to its mouth in Louisiana. _____ 

10. LaVerendrye explores the Interior Plains as far west as the Rocky Mountains. _____ 

• Founding of Ville Marie                                                        _____ 
• The first permanent settlement at Quebec                         _____ 
• Champlain estabishes a trading post at Trois Rivières   _____ 

• The beginnings of Royal Government         _____ 
• The arrival of les filles du roi                        _____ 
• Card money created                                        _____ 

CORRECTION GUIDE 

1. CLASSIFY THE DATA BELOW ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING THREE CATEGORIES : 

A) Settlement in the St. Lawrence Valley  

• factors affecting settlement:  3, 14, 18
• seigneurial system:  6, 7, 10, 11   
• Jean Talon's policies:  2, 12, 17

• Royal Government: 1, 5, 16 
• relations between the mother country and the colony:  20 

• roles of the Church:  4, 8, 9, 15
• social groups:  13, 19

2. CLASSIFY THE DATA BELOW ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING THREE CATEGORIES : 

• Social:  2, 4, 8, 10, 13 
• Political:  1, 5, 12, 14 
• Economic:  3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 15 

1. 1642                   6. 1627 

2. 1663                   7. 1608 

3. 1665                   8. 1658  

4. 1615                   9. 1682 

5. 1534                 10. 1742  
 

4. PLACE THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN THEIR CORRECT CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 
 

• Founding of Ville Marie   2 
• The first permanent settlement at Quebec    1 
• Champlain estabishes a trading post at Trois Rivières   3 

• Royal Government estyablished    1
• The arrival of les filles du roi  2 
• Card money created   3