SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NEW FRANCE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Governor of Montreal. In 1642 Ville-Marie was founded on the southern shore of the Island of Montreal, where a chapel and a small settlement were built. A hospital, under the command of Jeanne Mance, was also established. Maisonneuve was the first governor of Montreal.
Detailed explanation-2: -Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve (1612–76) was the founder and first governor of Ville-Marie (Montréal). Having arrived from France a few months before, he left Puiseaux, in the Québec City region, on 8 May 1642 with two ships headed for Montréal to live with the French settlers.
Detailed explanation-3: -founding of Montreal named Ville-Marie by its founder, Paul de Chomedey, sieur (lord) de Maisonneuve, in May 1642. He built dwellings, a chapel, a hospital, and other structures, protecting the settlement against Indian attack with a stockade.
Detailed explanation-4: -Montréal’s co-founder, Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve, was born into the nobility and began his military career at the age of 13. Born on February 15, 1612 at Neuville-sur-Vanne in Champagne, Maisonneuve quickly forged a reputation as a man of honour.