Answer some questions about traders in the pays d’en haut (“PAY don oe”) of New France. For 10 points each:
[10e] This explorer hired traders Étienne Brûlé (“broo-LAY”) and Jean Nicolet (“zhahn nee-KOE-leh”) when exploring New France. This “Father of New France” names a large lake on the New York–Vermont border.
ANSWER: Samuel de Champlain [accept Lake Champlain]
[10h] Brûlé and Nicolet were examples of this type of trader in New France, which lacked an official license to transport goods.
ANSWER: coureur de bois [or coureurs des bois]
[10m] Coureurs des bois (“KOO-roor duh bwah”) were distinguished from these officially licensed traders, some of whom worked for the Compagnie (“kom-PAH-nee”) de la Colonie.
ANSWER: voyageurs (“VWY-ah-zhoor”)
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