New France
Farmers
The Catholic Church
The Sovereign Council
Soldiers
Fur Traders
Intendant
Bishop of Quebec
Governor
Seigneurs
Habitants
Were offered seigneurs so they would settle in New France
Defended the colonies against groups such as the Haudenosaunee.
Voyagers
Coureur de bois
Merchants
Protestants
Catholics
Delt with trading with the First Nations.
Controlled the military was in charge of defending the colony.
They would represent the current king.
Would provide moral and spiritual guidance to the members of the colony.
Was consulted before decisions were made.
They would represent the Catholic Church.
Made sure the colony was kept in good order.
Tried to look for new ways to benefit France.
There were the chief administrator.
Did not sell their crops, but kept them for their own benefit
Lived on Seigneurs.
Most habitants were noble men but a commoner or woman could be one two
Gave habitants a way the access the river.
Needed to have land cleared by people living there.
Had to have a house and church for the inhabitants.
The fur trade made many merchants a decent living.
Merchants would trade with the First Nations and buy furs from coureur de bois.
Merchants could be masons, blacksmiths, bakers, butchers, shoemakers, and more.
They would travel on canoes filled with things like pots, knifes cloth and much more.
They would trade furs to make extra money as well.
The voyagers were men from New France
The coureur de bois would work independently.
Although independent trade was made illegal, the coureur de bois kept doing it.
Coureur de bois is french, and it translates to runner of the woods.
Because Britain was protestant, Catholics were discriminated when it came to role in government.
Were bitter to the protestants.
Were discriminated in Britain because it was protestant.
Jesuits
Tried to convert many First Nations groups into Catholics.
Would supply important information annually about France.
Their writing still give us a lot of information about their perspective.
Were bitter to the Catholics