 | Term | Definition |
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Donnaconna |
Leader of the Iroquois Indians during Cartier's voyage. |
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Jacques Cartier |
French explorer |
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kanata |
This means village in the Iroquois language |
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Hochelaga |
Site of present day Montreal |
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Stadacona |
Site of present day Quebec City |
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Champlain |
French explorer who first colonized New France |
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King Louis XIV |
King of France |
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New France |
Name of French colony in Canada |
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intendant |
He was responsible for the daily economic affairs of the colony. |
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Bishop |
He was in charge of the church |
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Jean Talon |
First intendant of New France |
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filles du roi |
Orphan girls under the protection of the king |
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Acadia |
French colony in Nova Scotia |
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Habitation |
First building at Quebec built by Champlain |
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Hurons |
Indian tribe which allied with the French in a war against the Iroquois |
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The Company of 100 Associates |
Had a monopoly to trade furs in New France |
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Huronia |
Homeland of the Huron Indians |
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Norseman |
First Europeans to reach North America |
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Christopher Columbus |
European who reached the islands of the Caribbean in 1492 |
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Seigneur |
European who reached the islands of the Caribbean in 1492 |
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Seigneurie |
They were long, narrow rectangles facing the waters of a major river or lake |
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Habitant |
A farmer in New France |
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