1618-1696+Medant+de+Groseillers

-French explorer & fur trader in Canada Called Sieur Des Groseillers after a farm parents managed -Some english documents call him Mr.Gooseberry which is translation of his name

-Proposed route to get more furs through Hudson Bay, later route used by Hudson Bay Company -paired with brother in law Pierre-Espirit-Radisson -Born in Charly Sur Marne in France.

-Came to France in 1642 to work for Jesuit Priests -If not done like this some other explorer would discover different route -Switched sides -Important because makes much faster to trade using the route with other countries

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Agathe de Saint-Pierre When was she born? - She was born in 1657 What was her married name? - Madame Repentigny What native group killed her daughter? - Iroquois What did she set up in her home? - The English weavers in Montreal

Jean Talon When did talon die? - He died in 1694 In 1688 how many acres of land did he colonize? - 15, 649 Which industry did he encourage development of? - Fishing industry Madeline de vercheres When did she get married and to who? - 1706 to Pierre Thomas le Tarreu What was she also known as? - Marie-Madeline jarret –de vercheres What happened to her at age 14? - Iroquois attacked New France, Madeleine prevented the Iroquois from burning down New FranceShe fired musket & told people to make loud noiseReinforcements caught Iroquois and released prisoners

Madame de groseillers What was her job? - She was a French explorer and fur trader Which route did she use to get more fur through? - Used the Hudson’s bay Who later started using the same route she did? - The Hudson’s bay company