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People of New France
The Sovereign Council
Governor: Who represented the king, controlled the
military, and looked after the defence of the colony. He also
dealt with “external relations,” such as trade with First Nations.
Intendant: He made sure that the colony was in good order. He kept his eye out for for new ways to to exploit the colony for the benefit of France.
Bishop of Québec: Who represented the Catholic Church. The Church played a very important role in the colony. It brought spiritual and moral guidance and founded schools, hospitals and orphanages.
In 1663, the king of France established the Sovereign Council to
rule New France in accordance with his decisions.
Famers
Habitants- Habitants were farmers who lived on seigneuries. Some Habitants neglected their farms because they found the fur trade an easier way to make a living in New France.
Seigneuries- Seigneuries were large plots of land owned by seigneurs or landlords. Most of the seigneurs were men from noble homes. They needed to build their own house.
Soldiers
Many soldiers came to New France to defend the colony against the Haudenosaunee and against the British. The king wanted military men to settle in New France. A lot of people choose a military career only because they needed some way to make a living.
Coureur de Bois
Coureur de bois mean runner of the woods. The coureurs worked independently for themselves. At first, the government of New France encouraged independent trading. Soon, however, it made independent
trading illegal. This did not stop the coureurs de bois, who sold their furs wherever they could, even in the British colonies
Merchants
Most of the merchants made their living in the fur trade. They imported goods from France, and traded these goods with the Innu, the Ouendat and the Anishinabe. They shiped the furs to to France, were they sold them.
Voyageur
Voyageur means traveller. The Voyageur 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.
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