Citizens of New France

Do all members of your family have the same status/influence?

What would be the advantages/disadvantages of a family in which all members had the same status?

Is it fair that in some companies, certain employees can select their schedule based on seniority? i.e., flight crews

definitions

Locate and copy out the following definitions: census indentured servant

Open your text to page H34, as a class we will read H34 and H35.

What do you notice about the map on page H34?

What does the circle graph on page H35 tell us?

Is there anything that stands out from the table on page H35?

Take a copy of the organizer "Who was at the Bottom of the Hierarchy?"

Use pages H36 and H37 to fill out information about all four groups of people.

Answer questions #1 and #3 on page H37.

Answers

1. What did the census of 1666 show about the percentages of males and females in New France? How do you think this male‐female breakdown of the population would have affected life in New France at the time?

The 1666 census showed that males outnumbered females by 63.3% to 36.7% (almost 2 to 1). This meant that there was a shortage of young women and many young men found it difficult to find wives. It also slowed the rate of population growth.

2. In your own words explain the meaning of the term hierarchy. What factors do you think people might have considered when deciding who was at the topand the bottom?

A hierarchy is when people in a society or organization are not regarded as equal in importance. Different levels enjoy different privileges and rewards. Normally, people with little education or wealth are regarded as being at the bottom of the hierarchy. As people acquire more education and wealth they gain more power. These factors place them higher in the hierarchy.

Please open your text to page H38 and we will read through to page H41.

After reading you will copy out a summary of the information (found on the next page.)