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New France (Fur Traders (Merchants (Was anyone who was involved in…
New France
Fur Traders
Merchants
Was anyone who was involved in business
A person who trades in commodities
The status of merchants has varied during different periods of history
Voyageurs
Transported furs by canoe
French Canadians
Coureur de Bois
Was a french Canadian woodsman
Traveled to new France
Runner of the woods
The Sovereign Council
Governor
Represented the king
Controlled the military
Intendant
Keeps the colony in good order
The chief administrator
And made a dependent on France for meeting it's basic needs
Bishop of Quebec
Provided spiritual and moral guidance
And founded schools, hospitals and orphanages
Represented the Catholic church
Soldiers
Soldiers settle on their land the seigneuries
Military to protect new France
To defend there colony against the ha u denounce and against the British
The Catholic Church/Clergy
People of the two faiths discriminated against each other
Played an important role in the identity of new france
In Europe divisions between catholics and protestants had become deep and bitter
Farmers
Habitants
Habitants means inhabitants
Habitants farmed seigneurs land for them
Were farmers who lived on seigneuries
Seigneurs
Owned large plots of land
Were men from noble families
But women and commoners could also become seigneurs