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Samuel de Champlain

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  • Which group of First Nations peoples, taught De Mont and Champlain's men how to survive during the winters?
    Mi'kmaq
  • Who received the monopoly from the king in 1603?
    Aymar de Chaste
  • The King appointed Sieur de Monts with a monopoly over the fur trade. In return, he was required to do what?
    Bring 60 new settlers to Canada every year for 10 years.
  • What is the name of the instrument that measures a ship's latitude?
    Astrolabe
  • Champlain and de Chaste explored farther up river, trading furs. They travelled as far as the ___ river. Present site of Montreal.
    Lachine River
  • Champlain died on which day?
    Christmas Day - December 25th
  • In France, people remembered the stories of the harsh _____ , ______ and death.
    winters, diseases
  • In Champlain's l'habitation, there were going to be ___ main buildings, a m____ and a d____________.
    3, moat, drawbridge
  • Why was the Stadacona settlement established on a cliff?
    It made it easy for inhabitants to protect themsleves if they were attacked.
  • De Monts and Champlain lost half of their men during the harsh winters, due to which disease?
    Scurvy!
  • How many years after Jacques Cartier's explorations did France try to reach the New World?
    60 years
  • Samuel de Chamnplain is sometimes called the _______ of New France.
    Father
  • Champlain became the first ______ of the New France colony.
    Governor