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Grade 5 · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 12

Life in New France

Seigneurs, habitants and the Church

What your child practises

How New France was governed by the king, governor, bishop and intendant, how the seigneurial system worked, and the role of the Church.

Ontario Curriculum expectation: A3.4 · key offices and institutions in New France

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    What were farmers on seigneurs' land called?

    • Habitants
    • Intendants
    • Voyageurs
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    Habitants

    Hint: Habitants farmed a long strip of land and paid fees to the seigneur.

  2. Question 2

    Why were seigneuries divided into long, narrow strips?

    • Because the land was square
    • So every farm could reach the river
    • To keep farms small on purpose for tax
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    So every farm could reach the river

    Hint: The river was the road, so each farm needed access to it.

  3. Question 3

    What did the intendant look after?

    • Fishing
    • Justice, money and the economy
    • Church services
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    Justice, money and the economy

    Hint: The intendant managed the day-to-day running of the colony.

  4. Question 4

    Which settlement became the capital of New France?

    • Port-Royal
    • Halifax
    • Québec
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    Québec

    Hint: Québec sits high on a cliff over the St. Lawrence River.

  5. Question 5

    What was the capital of Acadia, a French colony in the east?

    • Montréal
    • Port-Royal
    • Calgary
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    Port-Royal

    Hint: Port-Royal was on the Bay of Fundy.

  6. Question 6

    Who was in charge of the colony's justice and finances: the governor, the bishop or the intendant?

    • The bishop
    • The intendant
    • The governor
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    The intendant

    Hint: Jean Talon, the first intendant, helped the colony grow.

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