HIST 1121 Canadian History
questions which are correctly
answered
What is the significance of Cartier's three voyages to Canada? -
ANSWERS>>>>>Cartier's missions to the St. Lawrence brought
back little of wealth but they represent the first
sustained and documented contacts between Europeans and
Aboriginals in what becomes Canada
Why did the French have a poor image of Canada in the mid-
1500s? - ANSWERS>>>>>The lacklustre interest on the part of the
French in setting up a trading post in the St. Lawrence can be
explained by
a number of factors. First, Spain had a head start in the Americas
and was vigorously protecting its foreign monopoly.
Second, Cartier disappointed his sponsors with samples of
quartz and iron pyrites from Canada, which he very optimistically
claimed were, respectively, diamonds and gold.
What was the place of organized religion in European aspirations
for empire? - ANSWERS>>>>>christian push for conversion
In what ways did the nature of the European fishing industry off
the Grand Banks influence Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal
interaction? - ANSWERS>>>>>, French fishing boats were still
,making the voyage to the Grand Banks fisheries, and they
continued to encounter Aboriginal people who wished to trade.
French merchants soon realized the St. Lawrence region was a
reliable and rich source of valuable fur-bearing animals,
especially the beaver,
What circumstances defined the early trajectory, and success or
failure of French colonies across North America? What factors
were working to the advantage of Canada and Acadia? -
ANSWERS>>>>>pros: cooperative aboriginals
cons: no gold, religious wars back in France
How did Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Minister of the Marine, envision
the mercantilist relationship between France and New France? -
ANSWERS>>>>>efforts were made to maximize the profitability of
Canada by reducing its demand for supplies from France. That
meant, first and foremost, establishing a viable, modestly self-
sufficient compact colony that could feed itself. At the same time,
Colbert made sure that the manufacturing sector in New France
remained dependent on French exports.
Explain Colbert's vision of a "compact colony" for Canada. What
steps did Colbert take to achieve this? Account for its failure. -
ANSWERS>>>>>That meant, first and foremost, establishing a
viable, modestly self-sufficient compact colony that could feed
itself. At the same time, Colbert made sure that the
manufacturing sector in New France remained dependent on
French exports. The impressive iron forges at Saint-Maurice
, (built in the 1730s) were the exception that proved the rule:
Canada was dependent on French manufacturers and was
organized so that the principal economic activity was trading in
fur, the staple product desired most from the colony by the
French market. As a result, Canada developed a tightly governed
economy under mercantilism with infrastructure that reflected
its needs: docks and harbours, storehouses for furs, and a
workforce just large enough to trade furs, fight local wars, and
develop a farming sector that could meet subsistence needs.
This was where colonial capital was spent, rather than on, say,
wool or hemp production and mills (with skilled workers from
France) that would turn raw materials into cloth or rope.
The prospect of free
trade was held out repeatedly as a goal of entrepreneurial
colonists. Illicit trade between colonists in Acadia and New
England, Canada and New York, and the West Indies and
Newfoundland was a thriving business and, essentially, free
trade by other means
What was the impact of the seigneurial system on the
development of New France? - ANSWERS>>>>>The seigneurs
were granted large
tracts of land along the river systems of the colonies, out of
which they had to carve their own farm or domain. They
had to provide common land and long, narrow strips of land
stretching back from the riverfront for the censitaires or
questions which are correctly
answered
What is the significance of Cartier's three voyages to Canada? -
ANSWERS>>>>>Cartier's missions to the St. Lawrence brought
back little of wealth but they represent the first
sustained and documented contacts between Europeans and
Aboriginals in what becomes Canada
Why did the French have a poor image of Canada in the mid-
1500s? - ANSWERS>>>>>The lacklustre interest on the part of the
French in setting up a trading post in the St. Lawrence can be
explained by
a number of factors. First, Spain had a head start in the Americas
and was vigorously protecting its foreign monopoly.
Second, Cartier disappointed his sponsors with samples of
quartz and iron pyrites from Canada, which he very optimistically
claimed were, respectively, diamonds and gold.
What was the place of organized religion in European aspirations
for empire? - ANSWERS>>>>>christian push for conversion
In what ways did the nature of the European fishing industry off
the Grand Banks influence Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal
interaction? - ANSWERS>>>>>, French fishing boats were still
,making the voyage to the Grand Banks fisheries, and they
continued to encounter Aboriginal people who wished to trade.
French merchants soon realized the St. Lawrence region was a
reliable and rich source of valuable fur-bearing animals,
especially the beaver,
What circumstances defined the early trajectory, and success or
failure of French colonies across North America? What factors
were working to the advantage of Canada and Acadia? -
ANSWERS>>>>>pros: cooperative aboriginals
cons: no gold, religious wars back in France
How did Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Minister of the Marine, envision
the mercantilist relationship between France and New France? -
ANSWERS>>>>>efforts were made to maximize the profitability of
Canada by reducing its demand for supplies from France. That
meant, first and foremost, establishing a viable, modestly self-
sufficient compact colony that could feed itself. At the same time,
Colbert made sure that the manufacturing sector in New France
remained dependent on French exports.
Explain Colbert's vision of a "compact colony" for Canada. What
steps did Colbert take to achieve this? Account for its failure. -
ANSWERS>>>>>That meant, first and foremost, establishing a
viable, modestly self-sufficient compact colony that could feed
itself. At the same time, Colbert made sure that the
manufacturing sector in New France remained dependent on
French exports. The impressive iron forges at Saint-Maurice
, (built in the 1730s) were the exception that proved the rule:
Canada was dependent on French manufacturers and was
organized so that the principal economic activity was trading in
fur, the staple product desired most from the colony by the
French market. As a result, Canada developed a tightly governed
economy under mercantilism with infrastructure that reflected
its needs: docks and harbours, storehouses for furs, and a
workforce just large enough to trade furs, fight local wars, and
develop a farming sector that could meet subsistence needs.
This was where colonial capital was spent, rather than on, say,
wool or hemp production and mills (with skilled workers from
France) that would turn raw materials into cloth or rope.
The prospect of free
trade was held out repeatedly as a goal of entrepreneurial
colonists. Illicit trade between colonists in Acadia and New
England, Canada and New York, and the West Indies and
Newfoundland was a thriving business and, essentially, free
trade by other means
What was the impact of the seigneurial system on the
development of New France? - ANSWERS>>>>>The seigneurs
were granted large
tracts of land along the river systems of the colonies, out of
which they had to carve their own farm or domain. They
had to provide common land and long, narrow strips of land
stretching back from the riverfront for the censitaires or
