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New France (The Sovereign Council (Intendant (The chief administrator of…
New France
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Fur Traders
Coureur de Bois
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This term means "runner of the woods", for they often ran into forests to trade with First Nations
After independent trade was made illegal, these people still did not stop their trade.
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Voyageurs
Voyageurs went between New France, Montreal, and posts of the Great Lakes
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Farmers
Habitants
The Habitants didn't own the land they worked on and had to build there own house, and pay seigneurs to grind flour
Habitants means inhabitants, this word was used because Habitants inhabit land.
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Seigneurs
Seigneurs were the owners of seigneuries, which is a plot of land.
They had to recruit settlers, build a house, and build a flourmill and church for habitants
They were mostly men, but women and commoners could also become Seigneurs