new france
soldiers
the catholic church
fur trades
farmers
the sovereign
important role in the identity in new frace
they provided spiritual and moral guidance
courier de bois
merchants
voyagers
voyagers mean travellers
they traveled between fur traders and fur posts
independent trading ended up being illegal
they sold there furs were ever they could even in the british colonies
went running into forest trying to trade with first nations
they could be things like black smiths shoe makers masons bakers and butchers
imported goods to france
made there living in fur trades
seigneurs
habitants
governor
intendant
bishop of quebec
he trained priests
the seminary he made is now a university
had lasting affects
he is the chief administador
he worked to keep the colony in order
he looked for ways to exploit the colonies
he looked after the defence colony
he dealt with the trade
he controlled the military
they got the land from a gift from the king
most of seigneurs were men
lots of land
they had to clear the land plant crops and build houses
habitants barely owned anything and were often owned by seigneurs
habitants farmed the seigniors land
played an important role in france
some setteled in new france
many men were in the military
defended colony against haudenosounea and british