HIST 2500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Wabanaki Confederacy, Cabot Strait, Onychectomy
22 Sep 2016
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New france: the area claimed and colonized by france in north america (1605-1763; lost to great britain and spain) Louis xiv took steps to centralize authority in 1660s; political and social structure was better and higher population. It is best to think of new france as an enormous zone of influence, one that was divided into five colonies with own administration: canada, acadia, hudson bay, newfoundland (plaisance) and louisiana half century later (cid:0) Cartier"s kidnappings of aboriginal men along st. lawrence (cid:0) arrival of french delegations wanting to build a sustained presence in lands closest to. Europe and near the riches of the grand banks fisheries acadia. Portuguese and british established positions in acadia in 16th century, but none with lasting settlements or trading posts. Acadia known for its water (the gulf of st. lawrence, the bay of fundy, the gulf of. Maine, cabot strait, and a long stretch of the atlantic ocean)
