Chapter 2 The French in North America
Vocabulary Acadians Bishop Citizen
A Francophone citizen of Acadia
high ranking cleric; head of the church in New France a member of society
Vocabulary Colony
a territory controlled by another country
Coureurs de bois
a Canadian trader (“runner of the wood�) who paddled on long journeys into the wilderness to trade furs with the First Nations
Vocabulary Empire
a network of colonies controlled by a single country
Governor
a powerful official; in New France, the most powerful member of the Sovereign Council and the King’s personal representative
Habitants
a Francophone farmer in New France
Vocabulary Imperialism
Intendant
a country extending its control over other countries often using economic or military means In New France, the second most important figure of the sovereign council; he was in charge of the day-to-day affairs of the colony
Vocabulary Jesuits
an order of missionaries who came to North America to convert First Nations peoples to the Catholic religion
Francophone
a person for whom French is the first language learned and still in use; a person of French language and culture
Vocabulary Norse
Vikings; first Europeans to arrive in Canada. They were from Scandinavia
Petroglyphs Silk Road
a drawing on a rock recording events or information
overland trade route from Europe to Asia
Vocabulary Seigneurial System social system based on nobles (seigneurs) who rented land to farmers (habitants); the habitants had to give seigneurs a portion of their annual crop and pay other fees, and the seigneurs had to build a mill and a church on their land
Vocabulary Sovereign Council a government with 3 officials: 1. Governor 2. Intendant 3. Bishop It was set up by King Louis XIV to govern the colony of New France
Vocabulary Trade Monopoly when only one company or group is given permission to sell or trade a product in a certain area. King Louis XIII set up trade monopoly but in return these traders had to establish and populate colonies in New France
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