New France:New France:

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1. What did the 1. What did the French do to make French do to make

money in New money in New France, which is also France, which is also

called Canada?called Canada?Fishing, Fur Fishing, Fur

trapping and trapping and TradingTrading

Fish Trap:Fish Trap:

Trapping Beaver:Trapping Beaver:

French Beaver Trap:French Beaver Trap:

Beaver Pelt:Beaver Pelt:

2. Why was there 2. Why was there such a high demand such a high demand for furs in Europe?for furs in Europe?People People

were crazy were crazy for beaver for beaver

hats:hats:

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

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

The Iroquois, The Iroquois, who were who were enemies of the enemies of the Huron and Huron and AlgonquinAlgonquin

““The enemies of my friends are The enemies of my friends are my enemies”:my enemies”:

Arquebuse:Arquebuse:

Samuel de Champlain:Samuel de Champlain:

4. What did Samuel de 4. What did Samuel de Champlain believe the Champlain believe the

French would need to do French would need to do in order to keep their in order to keep their

colony of New France?colony of New France?Bring their Bring their

families and start families and start coloniescolonies

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

Canadian city today?Canadian city today?

Quebec, eh?Quebec, eh?

Quebec-primary source:Quebec-primary source:

6. Why did the colony 6. Why did the colony of France grow so of France grow so

slowly?slowly?Life seemed good Life seemed good in France and not in France and not many people many people wanted to leavewanted to leave

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

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

8. Think about the 8. Think about the geography of these two geography of these two places. Why might they places. Why might they

do different things to do different things to make money because of make money because of

geography?geography?

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New France was in the New France was in the eastern woodlands where lots eastern woodlands where lots of animals could be hunted of animals could be hunted for their furs:for their furs:

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