In 1604 France established a permanent settlement in North America.  Here they created a new culture which blended old world French traditions with Aboriginal customs and adaptations to the new land. This is a Web Quest for high school students, specifically IB History of the Americas students, and is part of a larger unit on the colonialization of the New World in which students compare the colonies of the Spanish, British and French.  In this WebQuest students  research and prepare for a class discussion simulation where they role play various participants in the New France Colony 1604 to 1763.  Students will discuss the political, economic and social organization of the colony.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What was the political, social, and economic organization of New France?

OBJECTIVES: By the end of this unit students will:

• describe why people came to live in New France.
• explain the social structure of New France including the role of Indigenous people, women and the Church in New France
• demonstrate understanding of the economic life of New France including the role of mercantilism and trade in the colony
• explain the political organization of the New France colony including the role of France in its administration
• identify French Canadian terminology and famous historical individuals
• role play a character from the era based on WebQuest research,  through a class discussion
• acquire an understanding of the type of data to be used in an IB level analytical comparative essay.