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People of New France - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Voyageurs mean travellers
      - went between Montreal the Great Lake and then further west
      - Men from France who traveled between the fur merchants
  - - - Coureur de Bols
        
        was named this because of how some men in New France would fur trade by running into the forest to seek and trade with the First Nations
        
        Means runner from the woods
        
        The coureurs usually worked independently
  - - - They also imported goods from France
      - They bought fur coureur de bois and other colonies for extra income
      - They made their living through fur trade
- - - - Bishop of Quebec
        
        -represented the catholic church, it provided spiritual and moral support. They founded hospitals, schools and orphanages. They were also well respected in the colony.
        
        -members of the catholic clergy are important in terms of governing the church, they take consultation from the people before they make a decision, and their rep depended on their standing.
        
        -the influence of the church remained strong after New France became a British colony in 1763
        
        -dealt with external relations such as trades with the FN
        
        -represented the king, controlled the military and looked after the defense
    - - -The chief administrator of the company
      - -worked to keep the colony in good order and to make them less dependent on France for meeting their basic needs
      - -Looked out for new ways to exploit text the colony for France
- - - - They established schools, hospitals and orphanages in New France
      - People consulted the Clergy many times before they make an important decision
      - They placed a high priority in making sure the First Nations become catholic
- - - - Seigneurs owned them to do their work for them
      - They were called peasents
      - Seigneurs and habitats sometimes ended up in court because of complaints they were given by each other
- - - - They lived in seigneurs
      - They had to build their own houses, flourmills and church.
      - To keep their land grants they had to recruit settlers