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Crossroads chapter Eight

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Abraham   The British won control of New France in the Battle of the Plains of _________  
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Acadia   The French possession, which came under British control in 1713, was ______  
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Acadians   1755, Britain expelled the ______ because they refused to sign loyalty oaths  
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Algonkian   The Native group with whom Champlain first traded and made an alliance was the _________  
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Associates   The Company of a Hundred ______ was required to establish farming settlements  
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Associates   The Company of a Hundred _______ was ultimately a a business failure  
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beaver   The pelts of which of the the _______ were the "rage" in Europe when Champlain was trying to raise money for trading ventures  
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Cartier   The French explorer who discovered the St Lawrence River was __________  
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coureurs   The parties of men that Champlain sent out to explore and live with the Native peoples were ________ de bois  
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defences   In choosing his location for a second settlement, Champlain was looking for a site with natural ________  
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England   France had its major territorial wars in North America with ______  
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England   The Italian explorer John Cabot was employed by the king of _______  
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England   The nation that attacked Champlain's colony and took Champlain prisoner was ______  
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European   Native peoples trading with the French wanted _______ trade goods  
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explorers   In addition to being fur traders, the coureurs de bois were also _______  
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fish   The natural resource which first attracted Europeans to the east coast of North America was ________  
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France   The average dimensions of a farm in New _____ was 150 metres x 2500 metres  
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French   ______ commanders argued amongst themselves in the Seven Years' War  
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Frontenac   The first Governor of New France was _____ fur  
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furs   By the end of the sixteenth century, France had developed a trade with its colony in ______  
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government   In 1661, New France came under the direct control of the French _________  
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Habitants   ______ often cooperated on joint projects, were fairly well off in terms of nutrition, and enjoyed music and story-telling  
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hats   The most popular pelt in the early fur trade in New France was prized most when made into ______  
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home   Colonies could trade only with their _____ country  
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Hurons   As they explored inland, the French traded with and made an alliance with the ______  
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Hurons   Geographical location, and a primarily agricultural economy, helped to make the ______ the enemies of the Iroquois  
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Intendant   The government official in New France who improved the base for economic activities was the _______  
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Iroquois   The Native group most hostile to the Hurons was the ____  
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Jesuit   _______ missionaries were the partners of the Company of a Hundred Associates  
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kidnapped   On his second voyage, Jacques Cartier _______ Iroquois people  
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killed   In the final battle of the Seven Years' War, the French and British commanders were ______ in battle  
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languages   One of the most difficult tasks the Jesuits faced was to learn native ________  
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Louisbourg   The French built a fortress on Cape Breton Island and named it ______  
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Mercantilism   ________ is an economic theory that states a nation's prime objective is to accumulate wealth  
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missionaries   In addition to pursuing fur trading activities, the French sent _______  
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monopoly   Champlain and the French wanted to have a _____ in the fur trade  
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Newfoundland   John Cabot expected to find Japan or China on his explorations, but instead landed in _________  
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Passage   In the 15`h century, European explorers were first attracted to North America because they were looking for a Northwest _________  
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quartz   On his third voyage, Cartier returned to France with "diamonds and gold " He had actually found _______ and iron pyrites  
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Quebec   The British attacked which French stronghold in 1759?  
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Quebec   The second post founded by Champlain was _____  
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Radisson   Perhaps the most famous of the coureurs de bois were _________and de Groseilliers  
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Royal   The location of the first settlement in New France was Port _______  
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scurvy   When wintering at Stadacona, French sailors died of ________  
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seigneur   To build a flour mill, to provide settlers, and to farm the land were duties of a________  
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seigneurial   The ________ system was the system of land tenure in New France  
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Seven   France fought Britain in a final war over North America in the _____ Years' War  
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sugar   In the Triangle trade, rum and ______ was a contribution of the Caribbean  
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Talon   Jean _____ wanted New France to become more self-sufficient  
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taxes   The farmers of New France, or habitants, paid lower ______ than peasants in France  
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third   After Cartier's ______ voyage, the French abandoned colonization for over a half century  
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Triangle   Fish and fish oil, timber and barrel staves were products that were in the ______ trade, from New France to the Caribbean  
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Vikings   The European group that first arrived in North American was the ______  
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wealth   For the French, the purpose of a colony was to be a source of ______  
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