A copy of Champlain’s drawing of the habitation at Quebec, 1608-1609. The community includes a ware house, storerooms, a building for munitions, a garden, a pigeon loft, several residences, a smithy, and a drawbridge. It was surrounded by a moat. Source: Crossroads page 21Source: Crossroads page 22The alliance with the Wendat to trade furs. Source: http://cwh.ucsc.edu/feinstein/A%20brief%20history%20of%20the%20beaver%20trade.html1629 Attack on Quebec by Captain Kirke. Source: https://hallnjean4.wordpress.com/changing-conceptions-of-canada/re-conceiving-canada-within-new-france-1608-1763/
Jesuits and Huron
The Jesuits among the Huron. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_JesusThe Jesuits being executed by the Haudenosaunee. Source: https://osv.com/osvnewsweekly/byissue/article/tabid/735/artmid/13636/articleid/10854/new-world-missionary-zeal.aspxJesuits tried to convert the Haudenosaunee’s religion but only some converted. Source: https://amh3441orta.wordpress.com/calusa-v-iroquois-religious-beliefs/
Royal Government
Jean Talon sends the kings daughters. Source: http://richardnelson.org/Parent-Frost%20Website/Filles%20du%20Roi%20master.htmFrontenac treats with the Iroquois at Cataraqui. Source: http://www.uppercanadahistory.ca/finna/finna4a.htmlBeaver pelts were an integral part of the mercantile system between France and its colony in New France. The European taste for beaver hats meant profits for France. Source:http://www.histori.ca/champlain/page.do?pageID=306
Coureurs de Bois
Coureurs de Bois trade furs. Source: https://www.withfriendship.com/user/sathvi/coureur-des-bois.phpCanoe Manned by Voyageurs Passing a Waterfall. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coureur_des_boisCoureurs de Bois route. Source: http://myriverside.sd43.bc.ca/pashag-2013/2014/01/23/coureurs-de-bois/
seigneury
A Seigneurial System diagram, the houses are positioned this way to be as close as possible to the river. Source: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/seigneurial-system/Habitants inside a farm house. Source: http://www.gutenberg.ca/ebooks/munro-seigneurs/munro-seigneurs-00-h-dir/munro-seigneurs-00-h.htmlA church in the seigneur’s land. Source: http://www.dahlheimer-bebeau.com/Bebeau/CanadaBatiscan.htmSource: http://www.canadahistoryproject.ca/1663/1663-07-seignurial.html
Imperialism and Conflict – France vs. England
British colonists were starting to farm farther west in the Ohio River valley. These were first Nation’s land. First Nation’s were willing to share the land peacefully if they could continue their traditional ways of life. Source: https://www.tes.com/lessons/Y4S_4W3t2Cm6ZQ/my-french-and-indian-war-reflectionThe war of Austrian Succession began to subside in intensity until the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle was signed. Source: http://historywarsweapons.com/war-of-austrian-succession/The British knew that Louisbourg would continue to be a key French stronghold, so they built their own fortress, Halifax, farther south on the Nova Scotia mainland. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Halifax_(former_city)A View of the Plundering and Burning of the City of Grimross. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_AcadiansMap of Acadia. Source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/490399846894126716/
Seven Years War
The French and Indian war started because of the conflict in the Ohio River Valley. Source: http://iphone.childrenslibrary.org/cgi-bin/view.py?b=rqf3lm2ti2khc24vprdyIn 1758 a British force attacked Louisburg. The British were determined to never give Louisburg back to the French. Source: http://louisbourghistory.blogspot.ca/2009/11/about-louisbourg.htmlGeneral James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec. Source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/139259813450518170/James Wolfe dying as a hero in the battle of the plains of Abraham. Source: http://www.canada.com/news/plains+abraham+enactment+folly+historian/1315898/story.htmlBattle of Sainte-Foy. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sainte-Foy
