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New France mind mup (soilders (a seigneury represented an opportunity for…
New France mind mup
soilders
a seigneury represented an opportunity for an officer to change his life. many men had chosen a military career only because they needed some way to make a living.
the king wanted military men to settle in new France, so he offered seigneuries to officers, who then encouraged their soldiers to settle on their land
under Frontenac, many soldiers came to new France to defend the colony against the Haudenosaunee and against the British.
bishop of quebec
represented the catholic church. the catholic church played an important role in the colony as it did in new France. it provided spiritual and moral guidance, and founded schools, hospitals, and orphanages.
members of the catholic clergy also played an open active role in governing the colony. the influence of the church remained strong even after new France became a British colony in 1763.
catholic people consulted the clergy before making important decisions, and their reputation depended on their standing in the church.
intendant
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he/she worked to keep the colony in good order and make it less dependent on France for meeting its basic needs.
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coureur de bois
New France engaged in the fur trade by "running into the forest" to seek and trade with first nations
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merchants
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many kinds of businesses grew up in Quebec Montreal you would see merchant shops such as blacksmiths, shoemakers, masons, bakers and bitchers
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governer
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a governor who represented the king, controlled the military, and looked after the defence of the colony.
voyageurs
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the voyageurs were men from New France who travelled between the fur merchants of Montreal and the fur trade posts of the great lakes, and eventually further west