New France:

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New France
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From the class text-The First Americans page
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1. What did the French do to make money in New
France, which is also called Canada?

• Fishing, Fur trapping and Trading

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Fish Trap
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Trapping Beaver
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French Beaver Trap
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Beaver Pelt
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2. Why was there such a high demand for furs in
Europe?

• People were crazy for beaver hats

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• This is a portrait of Pocahontas during her visit
  to London shown wearing a beaver fur hat.

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3. Which group of Native Americans were the
enemies of the French and why?

• The Iroquois, who were enemies of the Huron and
  Algonquin

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The enemies of my friends are my enemies
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Arquebuse
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Samuel de Champlain
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4. What did Samuel de Champlain believe the
French would need to do in order to keep their
colony of New France?

• Bring their families and start colonies

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5. What city did Champlain build that is
still a major Canadian city today?

• Quebec, eh?

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Quebec-primary source
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6. Why did the colony of France grow so slowly?

• Life seemed good in France and not many people
  wanted to leave

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7. How is what the French did to make money in
New France different from what the Spanish did to
make money in New Spain?

• The French traded with the Indians, the Spanish
  stole from them and made them slaves

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8. Think about the geography of these two
places. Why might they do different things to
make money because of geography?
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• New France was in the eastern woodlands where
  lots of animals could be hunted for their furs

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• New Spain had lots of mountains to look for gold.