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New France Mind Map, After being able to trade independently, the King…
New France Mind Map
The Sovereign Council
Governer
- Someone who represented the King of France
- The governor controlled the military, and defence of a colony
Intendant
- Chief administrator of the colony
- Kept the colony in good order, made it less dependant on France
- Found new ways to exploit colony for Frances benefit
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Bishop of Quebec
- They helped provide schools, spiritual and moral guidance, hospitals, and orphanages
- They also were a voice in the government, although had to consult before important positions, and your role in church was were you stood
- They represented the Catholic church, who provided a great role in colony's
Soldiers:
- The soldiers were encouraged to settle in New France by seigneuries
- Soldiers came to New France to defend colony's against British
- Many soldiers chose there career only to maintain living
Fur Traders
Voyageurs
They travelled inbetween the fur merchants and the fur trade posts, while also going farther west
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A voyageur is a traveller, and they traveled for New France
Merchants
They imported things from France, and traded with many First Nations for fur.
They also bought fur from Coureur de Bois, and colonists to make a profit, hopefully.
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Coureur de Bois
- The Coureurs worked independently while trading
- Coureur de Bois means "runner of the woods", because they were known to be men who went in the woods to seek fur trade.
Farmers
Habitants
- Farmers who lived on seigneuries land, the seigneuries are landlords, and recieve land from the king.
- They were paysans, known as peasants
- To run a farm, they had to clear the land, plant crops, and build a house, pay the seigneurs miller. This labour was called corvee
Seigneurs
- Most seigneurs were men from noble families, but most women were commoners, but could also become seigneurs
- Seigneurs had to recruit habitants/settlers to farm it.
- Seigneurs were referred to as landlords, and owned large plots of land, and received their land from the King of France.
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- After being able to trade independently, the King made it illegal