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People of New France
The Fur Traders
Merchants
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they also bought furs from coureurs de bois and other colonists, and then shipped the furs to France for a profit
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Voyageurs
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Voyageurs were men from New France, and travelled between the fur merchants and fur trade posts of Montreal, the Great lakes, and eventually further west
Courers de Bois
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The courerurs worked independently, so even though independent trading was illegal it did not stop them from trading and selling furs
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Sovereign Council
Governor
The governor represented the king, controlled the military, and protected the defence of the colony
The governor also dealt with external relations, which included trade with First Nations
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Bishop
The catholic Church was vital in organizing French society and had a strong influence over New France
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Soldiers
Since the king wanted military men to settle in New France, he offered seigneuries to officers to encourage their soldiers to settle there
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Farmers
Habitants
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In exchange for the right to establish a farm, habitants had to clear the land, plant crops and build a house
Some habitants neglected their farms because they discovered that the fur trade was an easier way to make a living in New France
Signeurs
Seigneurs were landlords who owned large plots of land called seigneuries, and the seigneurs could be men, women, or commoners
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To keep their land grants, seigneurs had to recruit settlers called habitants to farm the land, build a house for themselves, and build a flour mill and church for the habitants