SS CH.1 MiniTest T or F

The first trading post was Tadoussac, founded in 1600.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Educated tradesmen were offered land in exchange for 2 years of service. They were called engagés.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Most workers stayed in New France at the end of their contract.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Religious women, called nuns, had important roles in New France. The URSULINES taught in schools, and the AUGUSTINIANS went into aboriginal villages to convert the aboriginals.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Most settlers from France were not farmers. They had to learn from scratch when they received their parcel of land.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Colonist houses were usually made of stone, and had two rooms: the living space, and the bathroom.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Wheat was the colony's main crop. It had initially been brought over from France.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The French settlers borrowed many ideas from the Aboriginal people, like clothing and transportation, to better equip them for rough winters.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Since horses had not yet arrived in New France, settlers used caribou to plough fields and carry heavy items.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The king controlled the fur trade from his palace in the settlement of Québec.

• TRUE

• FALSE