Life in New France

According to the French, who owned all of the land in New France.

• The Iroquois

• The Huron

• The King of France

• The Governor

What were seigneuries?

• People who farmed the land.

• Favoured soldiers and supporters.

• Large tracts of land granted by the King of France.

• Farms that were bought from the government.

Where were the seigneuries located?

• On the Great Lakes.

• Along the St. Lawrence River.

• In France.

• In the 13 colonies.

Why were the seigneuries divided into long and narrow strips of land (often 10 km x 5 km)?

• To provide access to the river.

• Because squares were boring.

• To reduce the amount of times the heavy plows needed to turn.

• To limit the effects of shade on crops.

What did the seigneurs not have to do in order to keep the land?

• Build a manor house to live in on the land.

• Get farm families (called habitants) to live and farm the rest of the land.

• Pay property taxes to the government.

• Build a mill and chapel for the habitants to use.

Farmers who came from France for the opportunity to have a better life were called:

• Farmers

• Canadien

• Habitants

• Seigneurs

Which of the following did the habitants NOT have a responsibility to do:

• Clear the land of rocks and trees and prepare it for farming.

• Build a house.

• Pay taxes to the Church and the government.

• Build a mill and chapel.

How many days of the year did habitants have to work for free in the seigneur's fields?

• 5 days

• 10 days

• 20 days

• 30 days

What was a main reason that habitants had large families?

• To help with their work.

• To take care of family members.

• They were told to by the seigneurs.

• To grow the population.

If habitants met all of their responsibilities over time they could:

• Move back to France.

• Become a seigneur.

• Become virtual owners of their piece of land.

• Become fur traders.