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SS9 Chapter Eight
Crossroads chapter Eight
Question | Answer |
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Abraham | The British won control of New France in the Battle of the Plains of _________ |
Acadia | The French possession, which came under British control in 1713, was ______ |
Acadians | 1755, Britain expelled the ______ because they refused to sign loyalty oaths |
Algonkian | The Native group with whom Champlain first traded and made an alliance was the _________ |
Associates | The Company of a Hundred ______ was required to establish farming settlements |
Associates | The Company of a Hundred _______ was ultimately a a business failure |
beaver | The pelts of which of the the _______ were the "rage" in Europe when Champlain was trying to raise money for trading ventures |
Cartier | The French explorer who discovered the St Lawrence River was __________ |
coureurs | The parties of men that Champlain sent out to explore and live with the Native peoples were ________ de bois |
defences | In choosing his location for a second settlement, Champlain was looking for a site with natural ________ |
England | France had its major territorial wars in North America with ______ |
England | The Italian explorer John Cabot was employed by the king of _______ |
England | The nation that attacked Champlain's colony and took Champlain prisoner was ______ |
European | Native peoples trading with the French wanted _______ trade goods |
explorers | In addition to being fur traders, the coureurs de bois were also _______ |
fish | The natural resource which first attracted Europeans to the east coast of North America was ________ |
France | The average dimensions of a farm in New _____ was 150 metres x 2500 metres |
French | ______ commanders argued amongst themselves in the Seven Years' War |
Frontenac | The first Governor of New France was _____ fur |
furs | By the end of the sixteenth century, France had developed a trade with its colony in ______ |
government | In 1661, New France came under the direct control of the French _________ |
Habitants | ______ often cooperated on joint projects, were fairly well off in terms of nutrition, and enjoyed music and story-telling |
hats | The most popular pelt in the early fur trade in New France was prized most when made into ______ |
home | Colonies could trade only with their _____ country |
Hurons | As they explored inland, the French traded with and made an alliance with the ______ |
Hurons | Geographical location, and a primarily agricultural economy, helped to make the ______ the enemies of the Iroquois |
Intendant | The government official in New France who improved the base for economic activities was the _______ |
Iroquois | The Native group most hostile to the Hurons was the ____ |
Jesuit | _______ missionaries were the partners of the Company of a Hundred Associates |
kidnapped | On his second voyage, Jacques Cartier _______ Iroquois people |
killed | In the final battle of the Seven Years' War, the French and British commanders were ______ in battle |
languages | One of the most difficult tasks the Jesuits faced was to learn native ________ |
Louisbourg | The French built a fortress on Cape Breton Island and named it ______ |
Mercantilism | ________ is an economic theory that states a nation's prime objective is to accumulate wealth |
missionaries | In addition to pursuing fur trading activities, the French sent _______ |
monopoly | Champlain and the French wanted to have a _____ in the fur trade |
Newfoundland | John Cabot expected to find Japan or China on his explorations, but instead landed in _________ |
Passage | In the 15`h century, European explorers were first attracted to North America because they were looking for a Northwest _________ |
quartz | On his third voyage, Cartier returned to France with "diamonds and gold " He had actually found _______ and iron pyrites |
Quebec | The British attacked which French stronghold in 1759? |
Quebec | The second post founded by Champlain was _____ |
Radisson | Perhaps the most famous of the coureurs de bois were _________and de Groseilliers |
Royal | The location of the first settlement in New France was Port _______ |
scurvy | When wintering at Stadacona, French sailors died of ________ |
seigneur | To build a flour mill, to provide settlers, and to farm the land were duties of a________ |
seigneurial | The ________ system was the system of land tenure in New France |
Seven | France fought Britain in a final war over North America in the _____ Years' War |
sugar | In the Triangle trade, rum and ______ was a contribution of the Caribbean |
Talon | Jean _____ wanted New France to become more self-sufficient |
taxes | The farmers of New France, or habitants, paid lower ______ than peasants in France |
third | After Cartier's ______ voyage, the French abandoned colonization for over a half century |
Triangle | Fish and fish oil, timber and barrel staves were products that were in the ______ trade, from New France to the Caribbean |
Vikings | The European group that first arrived in North American was the ______ |
wealth | For the French, the purpose of a colony was to be a source of ______ |