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Module 2 Test
1. WHICH STATEMENT DESCRIBES THE SEIGNEURIAL SYSTEM IN NEW FRANCE ?
A) It was intended to help the chartered companies carry on the fur trade. B) It was intended to help develop trade between the seigneurs and the governor of the colony. C) It was intended to help establish powerful seigneurs who had the right to control the colonists. D) It was intended to help the settlement of colonists by determining in advance the rights and duties of the seigneurs and the censitaires.
2. WHICH TWO OF THE FOLLOWING MEASURES WERE TAKEN BY JEAN TALON TO INCREASE NEW FRANCE'S POPULATION BETWEEN 1663 AND 1675 ?
A) 1 and 3 C) 2 and 5 B) 2 and 4 D) 3 and 5
3. UNDER ROYAL GOVERNMENT WHICH TASKS WERE ASSIGNED TO THE INTENDANT ?
A) 1 and 3 C) 2 and 4 B) 2 and 3 D) 4 and 5
4. During the French Regime, France changed the direction of its colony's development. The documents below illustrate three changes which came about as a result.
WHICH LETTER ON THE TIME LINE DESIGNATES THIS PERIOD OF CHANGE ?
Document 1 France changed the colony's administration. From then on, the king's new representatives such as the governor and the intendant had specific powers and the Sovereign Council was the highest court in the colony.
Document 2 Shipbuilding emerged. Small vessels for coastal trade and larger ocean-going ships were built at Quebec City.
Document 3 Under Talon's admininstration, 2542 colonists were brought to New France. Among them were hired workers, soldiers, filles du roi and poor families.
A) B) C) D) /______________/______________/_______________/______________/
1640 1660 1680 1700 1720
5. WHICH TWO STATEMENTS EXPLAIN NEW FRANCE'S SLOW INCREASE IN POPULATION GROWTH ?
A) 1 and 2 C) 3 and 4 B) 1 and 5 D) 3 and 5
6. WHICH TWO OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS CHARACTERIZE THE SEIGNEURIAL SYSTEM ?
Document 1 Most of the land fronted on a river (the rivers being the only reliable highways) and land was divided into long, narrow strips running back from the river. Homes clustered together at the river's edge.
Document 2 He had certain responsibilities towards his colonists and government but at the same time he enjoyed certain privileges. As well, he was expected to fulfill certain obligations towards his censitaires.
Document 3 Land was divided into townships consisting of ten concessions, each concession having 28 lots.
Document 4 There were a few company agents, some interpreters and some soldiers. The few buildings were used for storage, trading centres and living quarters.
Document 5 Along the river banks there appeared numerous sawmills, where logs carried down by the current were cut into boards and beams.
A) 1 and 2 C) 3 and 4 B) 1 and 3 D) 4 and 5
7. The seigneurial system played a major role in the settlement of New France.
WHICH SET CORRECTLY DESCRIBES THE ECONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THIS ROLE ?
Under the seigneurial system,
Economic Geographic Social Aspect Aspect Aspect
A) 1 2 3 B) 2 1 3 C) 3 1 2 D) 3 2 1
8. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EXPLAINS NEW FRANCE'S LOW POPULATION BY 1760 ?
A) After fulfilling their contract, the hired workers were free to return to France. If they chose to stay in Canada, the seigneur would help them start a farm. B) New France offered hardly any commercial outlets. The fur trade, which was the basis of the colony's economy, required only a small number of Europeantraders. C) The government of France sent a number of carefully selected young women of marriageable age, les filles du roi. Through the offer of free land many disbanded soldiers were encouraged to settle in Canada. D) During the eighteenth century,the Canadian birth rate remained stable at about 55 births per 1000 population, one of the highest in the world. The average family had seven children.
9.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS REFLECTS THE NEW APPROACH OF THE KING OF FRANCE TOWARDS NEW FRANCE FROM 1663 ONWARD?
A) The King governed the colony through a governor and an intendant.
B) The King left the development of the colony to the chartered companies.
C) The King left the responsibility of governing the colony to the Canadiensthemselves.
D) The King was concerned only with the colony's external affairs and showed no interest in its internal policies.
10. FROM THE LIST BELOW, SELECT TWO AIMS OF THE SEIGNEURIAL SYSTEM.
A) 1 and 2 C) 3 and 4 B) 2 and 5 D) 3 and 5
11. The Catholic Church played various important roles in the development of the society of New France.
WHICH SET LISTS THE ROLES OF THE CHURCH UNDER THE FRENCH REGIME?
A) Converting the Amerindians to Christianity Educating the young Trading in brandy
B) Administering the townships Participating in trading companies Caring for the sick
C) Educating the young Caring for the sick Administering the chartered companies
D)Converting the Amerindians to Christianity Educating the young Caring for the elderly
12. FROM EACH OF THE SETS BELOW, SELECT THE STATEMENT THAT DESCRIBES NEW FRANCE TOWARD THE END OF THE FRENCH REGIME.
POLITICAL ASPECTS 1. The colony was governed by a chartered company. 2. The colony was administered by the Governor, the Intendant and the other members of the Sovereign Council. 3. The colony had a legislative assembly.
ECONOMIC ASPECTS 4. Fishing was the only profitable activity. 5. The fur trade, fishing, agriculture and a few crafts occupied most of the colony's labour force. 6. The timber industry replaced the fur trade as the colony's principal economic activity.
SOCIAL ASPECTS 7. The majority of the population was made up of adventurers who were seeking fame and fortune. 8. The population lived primarily in towns. 9. The population had adapted successfully and developed a sense of belonging to the colony.
A) 1, 5, 8 C) 2, 6, 7 B) 2, 5, 9 D) 3, 4, 9
13. WHICH THREE STATEMENTS BELOW DESCRIBE NEW FRANCE IN THE MID-18TH CENTURY?
A) 1, 2, 6 C) 2, 3, 5 B) 1, 4, 5 D) 3, 4, 6
14. WHICH THREE CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIBE THE SEIGNEURIAL SYSTEM DURING THE FRENCH REGIME?
CHOOSE ONE CHARACTERISRIC FROM EACH OF THE THREE CATEGORIES PRESENTED.
PURPOSE 1. To promote the fur trade. 2. To promote settlement.
LAND DIVISION 3. Long, narrow strips of land perpendicular to the river. 4. Square plots of land, some of which were reserved for the clergy.
DUTY 5. Farmers who lived on and farmed the land had to pay an annual rent, called the censet rentes. 6. Farmers who farmed the land had to give part of their harvest to the governor.
A) 1, 3, 5 C) 2, 3, 5 B) 1, 4, 6 D) 2,4, 6
15. In New France, around 1750, almost 75 percent of the population lived in the country. Life in the city and in the country differed in many ways.
WHICH THREE OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE USUALLY LIVED IN THE COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THEIR OCCUPATION?
1. Innkeeper 4. Intendant 2. Censitaire 5. Miller 3. Governor 6. Seigneurs
A) 1, 2, 3 C) 2, 5, 6 B) 1, 4, 5 D) 3, 4, 6
16. WHAT TWO FACTORS PROMOTED THE SETTLEMENT OF NEW FRANCE?
17. The following four events occurred during a specific period in the history of New France.
WITH WHAT PERIOD IN HISTORY ARE THESE EVENTS ASSOCIATED ?
A) B) C) D) /______________/______________/_______________/______________/ 1600 1630 1660 1690 1720
18. WHICH TWO STATEMENTS DESCRIBE THE NOBILITY OF NEW FRANCE ?
A) 1 and 2 C) 2 and 4 B) 1 and 4 D) 3 and 5
19. WHY DID FRANCE INTRODUCE THE SEIGNEURIAL SYSTEM IN NEW FRANCE?
20. WHICH TWO TEXTS BELOW ILLUSTRATE THE DESIRE TO INCREASE THE POPULATION IN NEW FRANCE AFTER 1663 ?
Item 1 Jean Alain wanted to become a priest. He wished to enroll in the seminary in Quebec City where he would be able to study theology. His older sister had been an Ursuline nun for 10 years.
Item 2 Joseph Richard was a coureur de bois for the Company of One Hundred Associates. He explored new regions by canoe. His contact with the Amerindians led him to adopt their customs.
Item 3 Marie left the port of La Rochelle in France with 90 other young women. After a difficult voyage, they arrived at Quebec City during the summer; 84 of them were married by mid-November.
Item 4 Gaspard Courtemanche had been living in the Beauport seigneurie for the past 12 years. Uninterested in farming, his son became a shoemaker and opened a shop in Quebec City.
Item 5 Pierre de Saurel, officer in the Carignan Salières Regiment, was sent to New France by Minister Colbert to impose peace on the Iroquois nations. Once peace was established, the regiment's soldiers were invited to settle in the colony. Over 400 of them accepted.