Seigneurial Worksheet

Seigneurial System AssignmentCrossroads, p. 239-241 and Seigneurial System HandoutName: ______________Instructions: Study the following statements and, by citing evidence from your textbook as well as notes,indicate by circling whether each statement is true or false. On the lines following each question, state theevidence that supports your choice.Example Question:A landlord in New France was called a “habitant”.True/False: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1. A habitant was required to build a flour mill on the seigneury.True/False: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Seigneurs were free to do whatever they wanted to do with their land.True/False: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. The seigneur’s only responsibility to the habitant was to provide him with an adequate piece offarmland.True/False: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. The habitant had many obligations to the seigneur besides paying rent for the land.True/False: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. The seigneur’s land was used entirely by the habitant for crops.True/False: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. The only product from New France in which the King of France was interested was furs.True/False: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7. The laws of the colony provided penalties for any habitant or seigneur who did not carry out hisduties.True/False: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8. The pattern of settlement in New France was greatly influenced by the colony’s naturaltransportation route (the St. Lawrence River).True/False: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. Growth in New France was slow because very few seigneuries were ever granted.True/False: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10. The seigneurial system was a success between 1608 and 1760.True/False: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________