USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

NEW FRANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the type of fish that the settlers fished for in New France?
A
big fish
B
cod
C
salmon
D
goldfish
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cod fishing off the coasts of New France was highly profitable for France. As well as the migratory fishing conducted on the banks of Newfoundland, there was also the so-called “sedentary fishing” conducted at fixed points along the coast, where dried and salted cod was prepared.

Detailed explanation-2: -cod, (genus Gadus), any of three or four species of large and economically important marine food fishes of the family Gadidae. Historically, the term cod referred to Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua), a cold-water fish found on both sides of the North Atlantic.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cod in English, Rohu in Hindi, Cod Recipes.

Detailed explanation-4: -COD is often used as a measurement of pollutants in water, wastewater, and aqueous hazardous wastes. One application of the COD test is to measure soluble COD in wastewater, since characterization of total COD in wastewater is critical for accurate modeling of biotransformation in wastewater treatment processes.

Detailed explanation-5: -In fact, the first people to travel to New France were fishermen. They came to catch fish off the coasts of Newfoundland, which they brought back to Europe to sell. Fishing did not benefit the colony because the fish were sold in Europe and the fishermen did not settle in New France.

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