MODULE 1(SYNTHESIS QUESTIONS)

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HISTORY OF QUEBEC AND CANADA MODULE 1 THE FRENCH EMPIRE IN AMERICA (SYNTHESIS QUESTIONS) 1. FROM EACH OF THE THREE CATEGORIES BELOW, SELECT THE STATEMENT THAT DESCRIBES THE SITUATION IN NEW FRANCE BETWEEN 1608 AND 1663. POLITICAL ASPECTS 1. The French formed alliances with certain Amerindian groups to ensure the supply of furs. 2. The French allied themselves with the English in order to drive the Amerindians out of the country. 3. The major threat to the colony along the St. Lawrence River came from the Spanish colonies to the south. ECONOMIC ASPECTS 4. The chartered companies were mainly interested in developing agriculture. 5. The fur trade was the basis of the colony's economy. 6. The chartered companies were preoccupued with the development of the colony's natural resources. SOCIAL ASPECTS 7. The chartered companies encouraged settlement of the colony. 8. The missionaries were concerned by the numerous marriages between Europeans and Amerindians. 9. New France was still only a sparsely populated trading colony POLITICAL ASPECT _____ ECONOMIC ASPECT _____ SOCIAL ASPECT _____ 2. CHOOSE ONE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE FUR TRADE IN NEW FRANCE FROM EACH ONE OF THE SETS BELOW. SET 1 1. The fur trade favoured the development of a trading colony. 2. The fur trade increased France's desire to populate the colony. 3. The fur trade led to the arrival in the colony of large numbers of skilled workers. SET 2 4. The profits made by the fur companies were used to develop the economy of New France. 5. The appeal of the fur trade was a major obstacle to the economic diversification of the colony. 6. The profits of the fur trade went primarily to the colonists. SET 3 7. The fur trade led to alliances with the Amerindians. 8. The French and the English agreed to drive the Amerindians out of the trading network. 9. The fur trade encouraged the Amerindians to adopt a sedentary way of life. SET 1 _____ SET 2 _____ SET 3 _____ 3. FROM EACH OF THE THREE CATEGORIES BELOW, SELECT ONE FACTOR WHICH CHARACTERIZED NEW FRANCE BEFORE 1663. POLITICAL FACTORS 1. Democratic government 2. Rule by chartered company 3. Royal government ECONOMIC FACTORS 4. The timber trade 5. The mining of precious metals 6. The fur trade SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS 7. The expansion of the Amerindian civilisation 8. The conversion of the Amerindians 9. The arrival of French Protestants to New France POLITICAL FACTOR _____ ECONOMIC FACTOR _____ SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTOR _____ 4. WHICH THREE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS RELATE TO THE FUR TRADE AS IT WAS CARRIED OUT IN NORTH AMERICA ? 1. The fur trade led to the expansion of the colony's territory. 2. The fur trade was controlled by chartered companies. 3. The fur trade came under the direct authority of the monarchy. 4. France supported the fur trade specifically for the purpose of settling the colony. 5. The fur trade made the Amerindians less dependent on European goods. 6. The search for furs resulted in wars between the French and the English in North America. _____ _____ _____ 5. The following words or phrases can be associated with either a trading colony or a colony of settlement. Indian alliances chartered companies missionaries and conversions weak population growth villages and towns exploitation of natural resources farmers, priests, and soldiers diversified economy PLACE EACH OF THE ABOVE WORDS OR PHRASES IN THE APPROPRIATE COLUMN BELOW TRADING COLONY COLONY OF SETTLEMENT _______________________ ______________________________ _______________________ ______________________________ _______________________ ______________________________ _______________________ ______________________________ 6. The following texts describe the expansion of French territory in North America. PLACE THESE DEVELOPMENTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. Document 1 Before leaving the colony, Jean Talon organized the famous expedition of Louis Joliet and Father Marquette on the Mississippi River. Document 2 The founding of Quebec City by Champlain marked the beginning of a permanent European presence in Canada. Document 3 On his first trip Jacques Cartier planted a cross at Gaspé and claimed the land in the name of the king of France. _____ _____ _____ 7. The fur trade was at the heart of the French empire in America. Answer each of the following three questions. A. WHICH ECONOMIC POLICY WAS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME? A) Protectionism B) Mercantilism C) Free trade ______ B. "The fur trade and exploration were inseparable; they extended the frontiers of New France from the Atlantic to the foothills of the Rockies, and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico". TRUE OR FALSE _________ C. WHICH TYPE OF COLONY WAS DEVELOPED IN NEW FRANCE BETWEEN 1608 AND 1663? A) A trading colony B) A colony of settlement ______ 8. At the beginning of the 17th century, France established a colony in North America called New France. The mother country : entrusted the colony's development to chartered companies ; practised the policy of mercantilism ; benefitted from an extensive system of waterways ; established alliances with Amerindians. WHAT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY WAS AT THE HEART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW FRANCE ? ____________________________ 9. THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIBE WHICH AMERINDIAN GROUP ? They liived in longhouses inside a wooden stockade. The lived a sedentary way of life. They grew corn, pumpkins, and beans. They allied themselves with the English in the fur trade. They had a matriarchal social organization. _________________________ 10. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS CHARACTERIZES THE FUR TRADE UNDER THE FRENCH REGIME ? Document 1 Talon took up Champlain's strategy of overall development of the colony. The idea was to create a number of industries, thereby making New France less dependent on the mother country, that is, more sufficient. Document 2 Mercantilism was an economic doctrine whose purpose was to make money for the mother country. France imported raw materials from its colonies and transformed them into finished products to be sold back to the colonies and to other countries. Document 3 The king's administrators adopted measures to increase the population of New France. Their first concern was immigration. Document _____ 11. There were many reasons for French navigator Jacques Cartier's three voyages to Canada.The results of these voyages, however, were a disappointment to Francis I, the king of France. A) GIVE ONE ECONOMIC REASON FOR THESE EXPLORATIONS. B) GIVE ONE POSITIVE RESULT OF THESE VOYAGES. 12. The text below describes one cause of New France's small population and slow economic development. A country's power is measured in terms of the amount of gold it possesses. To increase gold reserves, it has to sell manufactured goods to foreign countries and avoid buying them. WHAT WAS THE ROLE OF THE COLONY IN MERCANTILISM ? CORRECTION KEY 1. POLITICAL ASPECT 1 ECONOMIC ASPECT 5 SOCIAL ASPECT 9 2. SET 1 1 SET 2 5 SET 3 7 3. POLITICAL FACTOR 2 ECONOMIC FACTOR 6 SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTOR 8 4. 1 2 6 5. TRADING COLONY COLONY OF SETTLEMENT Indian alliances missionaries and conversions chartered companies farmers, priests, and soldiers weak population growth villages and towns exploitation of natural resources diversified economy 6. 3 2 1 7. A. Mercantilism (B) B. True C. A trading colony (A) 8. The fur trade 9. The Iroquois 10. Document 2 11. A) To find gold and silver To find a passage to Asia To claim new lands B) Contact with the native population Mapping of the region Plentiful supplies of fish, timber and furs 12. To provide the mother country with raw materials. To purchase manufactured products from the mother country.