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New France (The Sovereign Council (Intendant (An intendant is the chief…
New France
The Sovereign Council
Governor
He is represented as 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
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He worked to keep the colony in good order, and to make it less dependant on France for meeting its basic needs.
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Bishop of Quebec
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They provided spiritual and moral guidence, and founded schools, hospitals, and orphanages.
The influence of the church remained strong even after New France became a British colony back in 1763
Soldiers
Many soldiers came to New France to defend the colony against the Haudenosaunee and against the British
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Fur Traders
Coureur de Bois
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Soon, however, it made independent trading illegal.
Merchants
Many kinds of businesses grew up in Quebec, Montreal and Trois-Rivieres
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They also brought furs from courers de bois and other colonists who traded in furs for extra income.
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Farmers
Habitants
They had to clear the land, plant crops and build a house.
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Seigneurs
Seigneurs and habitants sometimes ended up in court, answering complaints that they had not followed through on their obligations
Seigneuries were large plots of land owned by seigneurs - or landlords - who received the land as grants from the king of France.
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