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1. FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SETS OF CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN-DAY QUEBEC, CHOOSE ONE CHARACTERISTIC THAT ORIGINATED IN NEW FRANCE.
1. The type of land division in the countryside. 2. The location of the main mining centres. 3. The layout of the autoroutes.
4. People's attachment to democratic institutions. 5. Adaptation to a somewhat harsh environment. 6. Openness to multicultural immigration.
7. Language as an expression of Quebec's identity. 8. A tendency to maintain a low birth rate. 9. A predominantly urban population Type your answer in the Text Box below. Do not use spaces or hypens, enter 3 numbers e.g. 345
2. WHICH THREE OF THE FOLLOWING CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH NEW FRANCE AT THE END OF THE FRENCH REGIME?
1. Seigneuries 4. Small population 2. Royal Government 5. Protestant settlers 3. Sawmills 6. Responsible government
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3. PLACE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
Document 1 The fishermen met the native populations along the shores and began to trade goods with them, including furs.
Document 2 The Canadiens, born in New France, now made up the majority of the population of 70,000 living along the shores of the St. Lawrence.
Document 3 Since there was a great shortage of women the king sent over young women known as les filles du roi.
Document 4 Champlain's group built a fortified trading post close to the river's edge at the foot of a cliff. They called it L'Habitation. Type your answer in the Text Box below. Do not use spaces or hypens, enter 3 numbers e.g. 345
. 4. FROM THE LIST BELOW, SELECT THE SUPPORTERS, THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, AND THE PEOPLE NEEDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COLONY BASED ON SETTLEMENT.
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SUPPORTERS: ECONOMIC ACTIVITY: PEOPLE NEEDED:
5. The seigneurial system played a major role in the settlement of New France.
Under the seigneurial system:
1. the farms were rectangular in shape and ran perpendicular to the river; 2. the people put their efforts into developing agriculture; 3. the corvées (free labour) promoted the exchange of services.
ASSOCIATE EACH OF THE ABOVE CHARACTERISTICS TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS OF SEIGNEURIALISM. Type your answers in the Text Boxes below. Enter your 3 numbers in the following order..
ECONOMIC ASPECT
GEOGRAPHIC ASPECT
SOCIAL ASPECT
6. The points below describe developments in New France in a given period of its history.
IN WHICH CENTURY DID THESE DEVELOPMENTS TAKE PLACE ?
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TH CENTURY
7. SELECT THREE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS WHICH CHARACTERIZE THE ROLE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN NEW FRANCE ?
1. The Church took care of the sick, the poor, and the elderly. 2. The Bishop participated in the Sovereign Council. 3. The local priest or curé kept records of births, marriages, and deaths. 4. The Church granted seigneuries to the habitants. 5. Members of the clergy paid homage to the seigneur. 6. The Church supervised the justice system and the collection of taxes Type your answer in the Text Box below. Do not use spaces or hypens, enter 3 numbers e.g. 345
8. WHICH THREE STATEMENTS BELOW DESCRIBE NEW FRANCE IN THE MID-18TH CENTURY ?
1. Poor economic development affected the settlement of New France. 2. The large supply of furs attracted many colonists to New France. 3. New France's political system was based on democratic principles. 4. The Church in New France played a role in almost all aspects of daily life. 5. The king ruled the colony through the governor and intendant. 6. New France was populated by large numbers of Protestant settlers. Type your answer in the Text Box below. Do not use spaces or hypens, enter 3 numbers e.g. 345
9. In 1663, France changed the direction of its colony's development. The statements below illustrate the changes which came about as a result.
Statement 1 From then on, the king's representatives had specific powers. For example, the governor exercised control over military affairs and diplomatic relations. Statement 2 Under Talon's administration, 2542 colonists were brought to New France. Among them were hired workers, soldiers, filles du roi, and poor families.
Statement 2 Under Talon's administration, 2542 colonists were brought to New France. Among them were hired workers, soldiers, filles du roi, and poor families.
WHICH TYPE OF GOVERNMENT IN NEW FRANCE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STATEMENTS ? Type your answer in the Text Box. Use lower case and seperate words with a space e.g. new france
GOVERNMENT
10. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF CHACTERISTICS DESCRIBE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF NEW FRANCE AT THE END OF THE FRENCH REGIME (1750s) ?
A) The Governor presided over the Executive Council. The colony's French character dominated because very few English immigrants settled on the seigneuries.
B) The people elected the Intendant and the Governor. The seigneurial regime was mutually beneficial to the seigneur and the censitaires.
C) As the King's representative in the colony, the Governor was responsible for external affairs. The population was primarily made up of Amerindians, French immigrants and their descendants.
D) The Intendant was appointed by the King to oversee settlement and the occupation of territory. Education was no longer controlled by religious orders. Type your answer in the Text Box. Use lower case. e.g. a
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