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Chapter 3. Early European Colonies. GLO- What are the social and economic factors affecting European Imperialism?. Imperialism. A policy of on the part of a ruler or government of one territory to dominate other territories
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Chapter 3 Early European Colonies
GLO- What are the social and economic factors affecting European Imperialism?
Imperialism • A policy of on the part of a ruler or government of one territory to dominate other territories • The British and French Governments had a policy to colonize North America, claim it’s land and resources and use it to further their sphere of influence in Europe
Colonies • colony – a region claimed and governed by a country from another part of the world • imperialism is the policy and colony is the result • They where the site of power by which European countries could control their newly claimed land
Economic model for colonies • European governments created a economic model for colonies to work off called MERCANTILISM • Natural resources are cheap (furs) • manufactured goods are expensive (hats) • This made European countries profitable
Monopolies • The complete control of a resource by one company • Charter = a set of rules and privileges granted to a company by a King or Government • European governments would give monopolies on certain lands to a company in exchange the merchant created and ran a permanent settlement • The companies make money, they get taxed and the government get’s their interests in the New World Expanded
GLO – How was Imperialism responsible for the development of Acadia, New France and British Settlements
Question and Answer Challenge • You will be assigned to develop questions for either New France, 13 Colonies, or Rupert’s land • Generate one good question for each of the following concepts • Cause and effect • Geographical challenges, or issues • Challenges of coexistence • demographics • Imperialism • Economic structure • Social structure • After you are done creating a question, you will exchange it with 2 partners who worked on a different topic
Good and bad Questions • Good questions require thought and decision making • bad questions require simple one word answers • ex. What caused France to lose control of Acadia? • ex. When did France lose control of Acadia? • You can use the map and timeline to generate your questions • Better questions use words like: • compare, contrast, outline, create, design, revise, judge, decide, choose, value • Also look at page 75 for ideas
Scoring Criteria • You will not be marked on your answers to your questions • You will mark each other on how good the question was • So when this is completed I will collect from each group a score for each others questions • Scoring Criteria • 1 – questions are simple and requires one word answers • 2 – questions are simple but require point form answers • 3 – questions are good (use key words) and require point form answers • 4 – questions are good (use key words) and require multiple sentence answers
In what ways did European Colonialism affect the social and economic structures of Aboriginal Societies?
The Beautiful Trail • pressure to change • Religious pressure placed on First Nations to change their religion in order to create a greater tie to Europe • First Nations believed this would create more equality between them and Europeans, improve relations • Possible effects • better ties with European nations • thought of as a civilized nation, they would not be invaded • loss of their own spiritual identity
Beaver Wars • Pressure to Change • War with Haudenosaunee has devistated the Kichesiprini peoples with war over trade aggreements • the Haudenosaunee can not trade for manufactured goods because they have no aggreement • War and disease has devistated the Kichesiprini • They look for safety from the French, but must become Catholic to get it • Possible Effects • convert and gain safety, but lose spiritual and personal rights • do not convert and many will die, but remain free
Affect of Disease • First Nations had no immunity to European diseases • the first nations faced epidemics of small pox, measles and tuberculosis • I have heard estimates from historians that 90% of the First Nations population died due to European diseases • Reason, when they got sick, no one to take care of them • Old likely to get sick first and children • Old people where their leaders, and contained all their cultural knowledge
Brothers and Enemies • Pressure to change • The French are at war with the Haudenosaunee because the French are in their territory and would not trade with them • The Haudensosaunee have to adopt other peoples into their tribe because they have lost so many to disease and war fare • They must ally with the Europeans in order to survive, because they need the guns • Possible Effects • They adopt so many differing nationalities they lose their own • They continue war fare could lead to their deaths
GLO – How does imperialism affect the people living in colonies. We are going to explore the colonists of New France
Social Structure of New France • Most important people were born into the Aristocracy • Aristocracy = wealthy ruling class (land owners) • Merchants were often wealthy but did not own land • Church was important as well • influence on the King • moral direction of people(some of the time) • took care of the people (education, hospitals)
Sovereign Council • Rulers of New France • Included: • Governer – represented the King • controlled the military • diplomat to the First Nations • Intendant – chief adminstrator • ran the day to day tasks • responsible for colonies basic needs and making it less dependent on France • looked for ways to exploit the colony for France benefit • Bishop of Quebec – representation of the Catholic Church • responsible for moral guidence
Frontenac • 1672 was appointed governer of New France • was posted this because he was in the Aristocracy, but was in debt, to keep his land he had to accept this appointment • this was not a good appointment • how can you tell that from the story at the top of page 89?
Habitants • Farmers who lived on seigneuries • Seigneurs were people given large plots of land by the King in New France • Land lords – often part of the nobility, could be commoners, many were soldiers • To keep the land, they had to recruit settlers to farm the land, inhabitants or “Habitants” • In exchange for the rights to farm habitants had to : • clear the land, plant crops, build a house and pay the seigneur’s to grind their grain into flour ontop of farming the seigneurs land as well • some gave up and became fur traders
Marie Claude Chamois • Read pages 92-93 • Came to France as a “daughter of the King” • orphan, found shelter in a religious order or government institution for the needy • daughters of the King where provided with a dowry which paid for the girls to get across the Atlantic so they could marry Soldiers and Habitants of New France • what was her life like in New France? • was this an improvement?
Merchants • Shop owners in New France • shops: • blacksmith • shoemaker • mason • baker • butcher • Many where traders in the fur industry • shipped goods between France and New France • bought the furs from the trappers and shipped them to France
Jean- Alexis Lemoine • Read pages 99-100 • What type of business did he own? • How was he able to set it up?
Coureur de Bois • Means runner in the woods • someone who worked in the Fur Trade • ran in the forest to trade with the First Nations • Worked independently at first • Eventually the French Government made this illegal (they where not making profits off of these guys) • they continued any way, even sold to the British • weren't the British and French at war with one another?
Voyageur • Means traveler • Men who travelled from New France to the trading posts and brought goods to the posts and furs back to New France
Pierre –Esprit Radisson • Read page 96-97 • Was a Courer de bois • Worked for both the British and the French, however he was French • Early on to his life in New France he was captured by First Nations tribe and adopted by one of their families • why? • First European to explore and trade furs west of Lake Superior • French arrested him, why? • British used his information to form the Hudson Bay Company
Catholic Church • Europe was embroiled in the division between Protestants and Catholics • Jesuits (Catholic Missionary Order) came to New France in the early 1600’s to convert First Nations • They are the major source of information about First Nations before European conquest • Church was also responsible for: • running schools • hospitals • orphanages • They also where part of the ruling class
Marguerite d’Youville • Read page 103 • How did her work start the Grey Nuns?
Chapter 3 Review • Do the review questions on page 104