people of new france
farmers
habitants
they were like peasants treated not like a king and owned barely anything
they were farmers and other people similar to farmers that lived on seigneuries
seigneurs
sovereign council
governor
intendent
Cardinal Richelieu was the first one and was appointed by king louis the 13 also deals with relationships with people like first nations
Samuel de Champlain was the second one and he is more popular and known for leading France and his gun.
looks for ways to help the colony
was the chief administrator of the colony he was in.
bishop of the queen
soldiers
made the land lords seigneuries make the soldiers want to stay on their land
they came to stop the British and their allies the Haudenosaunee from destroying the colony
they came to defend and protect their countries settlements
represents the church
gave spiritual and mortal guidance and provided schools hospitals and orphanages
the church discussed with them before making important decisions
the fur traders
merchants
some of these people made a living off of this selling and trading with others.
they gave some furs they got from others to France hoping to make money
these people sold stuff like food and supplies
coureurs de bois
independent trading through small groups was ok but then it was illegal because the government said so.
these people acted like todays black market like illegal selling and trading, even illegal they did it they also traded with their enemies
it means runner of the woods because these people ran through the woods to meet the first nations people to trade and communicate.
helps colony keep good order
voyages
they were important because not all people wanted to travel and do this stuff and doing this helped in their success
the word means travel or traveler
they were people who travels to other places to trade and build relationships
the catholic church/clergy
didn't like protestants and argued with them about who is right
the church helped keep the people's religion in good shape and convert the people that were already here (first nations)
had a big reputation and established new Frances ways and how they acted.
some of them decided to not use the farm and farm but to use the fur trade to their advantage witch sometimes was illegal
they were basically landlords
they needed to keep their land grants so they needed to ask people to live there and farm the land
mostly men from noble families