chapter 8 notes socials 9 – ms. lafrance. explorers the vikings were the first europeans to travel...
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Chapter 8 NotesSocials 9 – Ms. LaFrance
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Explorers • The Vikings were the first Europeans to travel
to North America in approx 1000CE• Christopher Columbus lands in North America
in 1492• Many European Explorers hoped to find a
North West Passage to Asia• The French land in E. Canada and establish
trade with First Nations People around the St. Lawrence River
• French get wealth from furs and fish in North America
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Explorers: Cabot• John Cabot
▫Sailed in 1497 and landed in “New Found Land” – for England
▫Fish was very popular in Europe because of Catholic Religion
▫Cabot inspired many others to sail to North American coast for fish
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Explorers: Cartier• Jacques Cartier
▫Sailed up the St. Lawrence and claimed land for France
▫Not able to colonize the land
▫Furs from St. Lawrence inspired others to travel to North America
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French Interest in North America•French limit activities in N.A. to trading
for furs and shore parties fishing for cod▫Europeans traded goods such as knives,
hatchets, pots and beads for animal pelts.
▫Europeans and Native people happy with arrangement
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Explorers: English and Dutch• English and Dutch
▫English travelling north looking for Northwest passage – They claim the land around Hudson’s Bay and in the arctic circle
▫Dutch colonies did not last long – taken over by the English
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Explorers: Champlain• Samuel de Champlain and Sieur De
Monts
▫ De Monts given a trading monopoly by the King of France – must also crate a colony
▫ Champlain was made De Monts’ assistant in 1604
▫ 1605 “Port Royale” established in Nova Scotia
▫ It was unsuccessful – poor fur trade. Colony was abandoned in 1607, but some people stayed on – would eventually become the “Acadians”
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Explorers: Champlain (pt 2)•1608 Champlain goes to Quebec City
▫Good location because it is a natural fort – high cliffs = hard to attack
•Champlain establishes a fort and makes alliances with the natives ▫Algonquians and Montagnais
•Champlain helps the A & M fight the Iroquois
•Champlain forms an alliance with the Huron▫Makes the Algonquians and Montagnais nervous
because the Huron are wealthy/powerful
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Explorers: Champlain (pt 3)• Beaver pelt hats become high fashion in Europe
– lots of money to be made in fur trade!• Quebec fort at risk b/c France and the trading
companies not focused on establishing a colony.• Native peoples become annoyed with French
after missionaries try to convert them to Christianity
• Montagnias & Algonkian turn on the French because of their Huron alliance.
• Champlain sets up many posts on the St. Lawrence for the Company of 100 Associates.
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Beaver Pelt Hats
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Settlement and Colonization
•Colonize: to settle and control new lands
•Imperialism: the policy of extending control of a region or regions by one nation. Usually involves both economic and political control
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Rules of Colonization: do you have a flag?•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYeFcS
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Settlement and Colonization
•Dutch and English colonize Atlantic coast of North America
•Threatens French control over furs/resources
•13 Colonies (English) growing rapidly•Company of 100 Associates required to
bring in settlers!▫They are not into settling – focused on
fur trade, eventually loose their monopoly (1660) and go bankrupt
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Settlement and Colonization
•Missionaries▫Jesuits were partners of the Company of
100 Associates▫Their goal was to convert Native peoples to
Christianity▫Previous missionaries failed, but Jesuits
successful because they adapted to native cultures.
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Settlement and Colonization• Coureur de Bois
▫ Independent traders▫Travelled into the continent for furs and the
Northwest Passage!• Two coureur de bois, Pierre Radisson and Medart
de Groseilliers, discovered many furs around Hudson’s bay▫France was not interested, so they went to the
English▫English establish the Hudson’s Bay Company
and claim land surrounding the bay – they become New France’s greatest enemy!
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Activity
•Mind Map!
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The Royal Province of New France• 1636 – Few French live in New France
▫ Iroquois take fur trade from the Hurons and set higher prices so French making less profits from trade
• 1661 – New France gets help!▫King Louis XIV and Jan Baptiste Colbert want New
France to be profitable▫Mercantilism: Need New France to be a part of
France’s Empire Read pg 237 for more info on Mercantilism and Colonialism)
• Raw materials from New France shipped to France where they become finished products. France sells these products to other European countries for profits
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Government in New France• New France became a French province in 1663. • Louis XIV appointed a sovereign council to carry out orders from
France in the new province. (France was an Absolute Monarchy at this time)
• Communication between New France and France was limited by travel time
• Therefore the Council had much more direct influence than the King in New France
• This system of government was efficient and inexpensive to run• The Royal Government remained in place until 1763 when the
British replaced it with their own form of government
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• Absolute power and authority• Appoints the advisorsKing of
France
• Had influence over the king, but he didn't always listen• Passed on the king's decisions to the government in
New France• Appoints Sovereign Council
Advisors in the French Governme
nt • Intendant, Governor General and Bishop were senior members of the council
• made and enforced laws based on what the king of France wanted
• came from France and were trained to carry out the wishes of the King of France
• very few men who were born in New France were appointed to the Sovereign Council
• 5 Councillors, Clerk, and Attorney General (legal matters)
Soverign Council/Superior
Council
• Majority of the people of New France never questioned government decisions; dispite this, people influenced government since French government was far away
• Women in New France were not involved in government
The People of New France
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The Bishop• Job Description:
▫ Represented the Catholic church in New France
▫ Ruled over parish priests and nuns of New France in the king’s name
▫ Member of the French nobility and appointed by the king
• Responsibilities:▫ In charge of missionaries,
churches, hospitals and schools ▫ Reported to the king on colonial
activities and ensured harmony among his parishes
• François de Laval▫ (1623-1708) ▫ Jesuit priest▫ Arrives in NF in 1659▫ Appointed bishop on 1674▫ Major concern was converting
Native people to Christianity▫ Strong political influence▫ Organized the parish system of
New France▫ Founded a seminary (school for
training priests) at Quebec which becomes Laval University in 1852
▫ Fought against using alcohol in the fur trade
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Intendant• Job Description:
▫ Appointed from the nobility▫ Acted as master of New France in
the king’s Name
• Responsibilities▫ Informed the king of colonial
activities and ensured harmony among the colonists
▫ Supervised the day-today running of the colony, law and order, and matters relating to finance (money)
• Jean Talon▫ (1625-1694)▫ First Intendant of New France,
from 1655-1668.▫ Conducted a census of the
population▫ Tried to change the colony from
fur trade based, to agricultural and industrial based
▫ His goal could not be met without larger population
▫ Arranged for more settlers to come from France
▫ Brought over 1000 women, the filles du roi
▫ Gave marriage grants and baby bonuses to encourage population growth
▫ Introduced new crops, started a shipyard and lumber industry and encouraged mining
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Governor General• Job Description:
▫ Represented the king; Figurehead
▫ Highest ranking official in New France
▫ Appointed by the nobility in France
▫ Military officer
• Responsibilities:▫ Military planning▫ Relations with Native Peoples▫ Ensured other officials did
their jobs
• Comte de Frontenac▫ (1622-1698)▫ The first Governor of New
France - 1672▫ Disagreed with the bishop and
Intendant and was therefore called back to France in 1682
▫ Returns to NF in 1689 and aided in suppressing Iroquois attacks, attacking English settlements, and expanding France’s fur trade
▫ Major concern was expansion of New France’s territory
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Life in New France• Seignurial System –
similar to feudal manors• Filles du roi – women
sent to New France to find husbands
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Life in New France• Seignures: lords who owned land• Habitants: peasant farmers – paid for access to land• Seignurers and Habitants both become prosperous
because they could work part time in the fur trade• Seignuries (the land) were located along the St.
Lawrence river – laid out in strips• Seignurer had to build structures (mills, manor
house, etc.), attract settlers, defend the land, and settle disputes.
• Habitant had to pay rent, provide service, keep land productive, grind grain into flour, and serve in the militia army
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New France
•Towns in New France: Quebec, Montreal, Tois Rivieres, and Tadoussac.▫Had more to offer
then other settlements (schools, hospitals, industries, etc.)
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Women in New France
Not very many!▫Most women who came were Nuns ▫Women had few legal rights▫Often worked in the family business
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Mind Map Time!
•Please continue working on your mind map activity