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People of New France - Coggle Diagram
People of New France
Soldiers
Some sent by the king
Chose to be soldiers to make some way of a living.
Came to defend against Haudenosaunee and British
Fur traders
Merchants
set up shops in Québec and
Montréal
Shipped furs to france
Imported goods from france and traded with the first nations
Coureur de Bois
They worked by themselves
The sold every where they were able to
Ran through the forest to find first nations to trade with
Voyageurs
Traded with first nations and merchants
Traveled on the great lakes
The Sovereign Council
Intendant
kept the colony in good order and made it less dependant on france.
Cheif administrator of the colony.
Found new ways to exploit the colony and make profit for france.
Bishop of Quebec
Had an active role in governing the colony.
Founded schools hospitals and orphanages.
Represented the catholic church.
Governer
Looked after the defence of the colony and dealt with external relations.
Represented the king and controlled the military.
The Catholic Church and Clergy
The church also established schools, hospitals and orphanages
The clergy were among a small group of educated
people who could read and write
Jesuits learned and documented First
Nations languages
Farmers
Habitants
Had to build a house for themselves
Some found the fur trade an easyer way to make a living
worked for the Seigneurs
Seigneurs
Hired or owned habitants
Mostly men from noble familys
Given land by the king of france