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People of New France
"Farmers"
Habitants
They inhabited the land and were very poor, habitants are also known as Paysans or peasents
In exchange for the right to establish a farm, they had to clear the land, plant crops, and build a house. They had to pay the Seigneurs miller to grind thier grain into flour, and owed a few day of labor to the seigneurs
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Some neglected thier farms and took part in the fur trade because it was an easier way to make a living. They worked indepentently, and somethimes even illigally to sell and trade furs.
Seigneurs
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Most Seignuers were men from noble families, but they could also be women and commoners
To keep thier land grants, they needed to recruit settlers (AKA habitants) to farm on the land. They also had to build a house from themselves, a mill, and a church for the habitants
Fur Traders
Merchants
Some examples of merchants are: Blacksmiths, shoemakers, masons, bakers, and butchers
Many made thier living from the fur trade, they imported goods from France, and traded with the Innu and other First Nations for furs
Merchants were often very wealthy, and they made a living by trading
Voyageurs
The word "voyageurs" means traveller, which is exactly what voyagers were
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. They brought goods in and out
Coureur de Bois
The coureurs worked independently, and New France encouraged this trading, for a time being anyways.
Soon, New France made independent trading illegal, but this didn't stop the coureurs, who continued to sell thier furs, even in British colonies
A coureur de bois is a person that seek and trade with the First Nations, the name directly translates to "runner of the woods"
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The Sovereign Council
Intendant
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Was the chief administrator of the colony, and kept the colony in order
Bishop of Quebec
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Founded schools, hospitals, and orphanages, also provided moral and spirtual guidence
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Governer
Controlled Millitary, controlled the defence, and dealt with trading with the First nations
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Soldiers
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. A seigneury represented an opportunity for an officer to change his life
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