HIS102Y1 Lecture : May 18 - Lecture 2
Document Summary
Lecture 2: canada and the world to 1812: quebec: neglected fur trade outpost, 1608-1663. champlain"s alliance w/the huron was created in 1609. quebec"s outpost was devastated because some iroquois converted to catholicism and other chose not to, thus it caused tensions between the aboriginal tribes. disease also wiped out the iroquois population from 30 000 down to 20 000. launched series of attacks that wiped out the settlement. seized to exist as ally of the french. some jesuits were tortured to death by iroquois: algonquians were a nomadic tribe (moved around a lot) less inclined to fall for jesuits" catholic tactics. iroquois were able to attack quebec at will. the iroquois did not like to fight until the last man standing". if overwhelmed they"d leave or take other side. The royal colony of new france was established in 1663 by louis xiv.
