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People Of New France (Fur Traders (Coureur de bois (Coureur de bois mean…
People Of New France
Fur Traders
Coureur de bois
Coureur de bois mean “runner of the woods.” The term comes from the way some men interpret it as “running into the forest” to seek and trade with First Nations. The coureurs worked independently which means for themselves. At first, the government of New France encouraged independent trading but then a new law was made making independent trading illegal. This did not stop the coureurs de bois, who sold their furs wherever they could, even in the British colonies.
Merchants
Merchants were shops such as blacksmiths, bakeries, masons, shoemakers, and butchers. Merchants would trade with a lot of different colonies and people and would use the product, ship it to New France and sell it for profit.
Voyageurs
Voyageurs are travelers. The voyageurs were men from New France who traveled between the fur merchants of Montreal and the fur trade posts of the Great Lakes and eventually further west.
Soldiers
Soldiers came to New France to defend the colonies against the Haudenosaunee people. The king in New France wanted military men to settle in New France, as he offered seigneuries to officers, who then encouraged their soldiers to settle on their land. A seigneuries represented an opportunity for an officer to change his life. Many men had chosen a military career only because they needed some way to make a living.
Farmers
Habitants
Seigneurs
Seigneurs were large plots of land owned by landlords who received the land as grants from the king of France. Most seigneurs were men from noble families, but women and commoners could also because of seigneurs.
Habitants were farmers who lived in seigneurs. Habitants inhabit the land and the french people recall them as "Peasants". Some habitants neglected their farms because they found it easier to turn to the fur trade for supplies and goods versus preserving foods such as crops which takes some time to grow.
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church played an important role in the identity of New France. In Europe, The Catholic and the protestants are divided into a bitter and unfriendly way. Britain was a protestant country and had laws preventing Catholics from serving in a government. Measures were taken so that people were more aware of there faith and identity.
The Sovereign Council
Bishop Of Quebec
Govenor
A governor, who represents the king, controlled the military in which looks after the defense of the colony. It also deals with "External Relations" such as trades with the First Nations people.
The bishop represents the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church plays important roles such as providing spiritual and moral guidance and also found schools, hospitals, and orphanages. Members of the Catholic Clergy also played an open and active role in governing the colony. The Catholic people always consulted the clergy before making decisions and their reputation usually depended on there standing in the church itself.
Intendant
An intendant is the chiefs administrator of the colony. He works on keeping the colony in good order and tries to make the colony more independent versus relying on France for meeting the colonies' basic needs. He also keeps his eye out on new ways to exploit the colony for the benefit of France.