Heroes of New France

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1. Samuel de Champlain founded the first colony at Quebec and was instrumental in its organization and growth. He also served in other outposts, and was responsible for building the harbour in what city? New Orleans Halifax Kingston, Jamaica Havana

2. In the early days of the colony the population was almost exclusively male. In an effort to keep everyone happy and build the colony, young women were sent from France to marry the colonists. What were they called? The daughters of the new world The wives of France The daughters of the king The hearts of New France

3. Paul de Chomedy, Sieur de Maisonneuve, founded a settlement at Ville Marie in 1642. What is it known as today? Hochelaga Quebec Montreal Ville Marie

4. A pious young Frenchwoman accompanied de Maisonneuve and in 1642 she founded the first hospital, Hotel Dieu, in Ville Marie. Who was she? Jeanne d'Arc Marie Chouinard Madame de Montespan Jeanne Mance

5. Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle, was a great explorer and fur trader. He followed Marquette and Joliette through the great lakes and down the Mississippi. Back home in New France, people called his estate Lachine (China). Why? He was obsessed with Chinese art and built a pavillion on his estate in the Chinese style There was a small settlement of Chinese traders there Lachine was actually his mother's maiden name He was convinced he could find a route to China

6. Pierre Esprit de Radisson and Medard Chouart Sieur de Grosseilliers, were great fur traders and explorers. On whose side did they fight in the French and Indian wars? With the British With the French With the Americans With the Hurons

7. What did Madeline de Vercheres do when she was only 14 years old? She married the governor of New France She founded the first school in Montreal She saved many lives during the Lachine massacre She almost single-handedly held off a party of Iroquois for a number of days

8. Mere Marie de l'Incarnation brought a religious order to Quebec in 1640 that would play an instrumental role in educating the colony. What order was this? The Carmelites The Ursulines The Grey Sisters The Sisters of Mercy

9. Adam Dollard Sieur des Ormeaux died with 19 of his friends in a small, makeshift fort on the Ottawa River. They were all killed during a pitched battle with an Iroquois war party. Why? They were trying to intercept an Iroquois attack on Ville Marie They got drunk and fought over furs They were defending the victims of the Lachine massacre They met the Iroquois on a raid down the Hudson River

10. The Marquis de Montcalm was sent to command the garrison at Quebec after serving in the War of the Austrian Succession. He died in 1759 after a decisive battle with whom? The Iroquois The Spanish The British The Americans