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People of New France - Coggle Diagram
People of New France
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Fur Traders
Merchants
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Merchants imported goods from France, then traded with the Innu.
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Coureur de Bois
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The coureurs worked independently; at first it was legal, then the government banned it.
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Farmers
Habitants
In exchange for the right to have a farm, habitants had to clear the land, plant crops, and build a house.
Some habitants neglected their farms because they thought the fur trade was an easier way to make a living.
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Seigneurs
Seigneurs had to recruit habitants and also build their own house and a flour mill and church for the habitants.
Most seigneurs were men from noble families, but they could be women and commoners.
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