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New France
Soveriegn Council
Intendant
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Worked to keep the colony in good order, making it less dependent on France for its basic needs.
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Soldiers
The king encouraged their soldiers to settle in New France. The king even offered seigneuries to officers.
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Fur Traders
Coureur de Bois
The government of New France encouraged independent trading, but then they made it illegal. This did not stop the coureur de bois.
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Coureur de bois means "runner of the woods" which came from men in New France engaged in the fur trade by "running into the forest" to seek trade with First Nations.
Merchants
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Merchants imported goods from France, and traded these goods with the First Nations for furs.
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Voyageurs
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The voyageurs were men from New France who travelled between the fur merchants of Montréal and the fur trade
posts of the Great Lakes.
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Farmers
Habitants
Habitants were farmers who lived on seigneuries which were large plots of land that were owned by signeurs.
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 found the fur trade a way easier way to make a living in New France.
Seigneurs
Seigneurs had to build a house for themselves, a flourmill and a church for the habitants.
To keep their land grants, seigneurs had to recruit habitants to farm the land
Most seigneurs were men from noble families, but women and commoners could also become seigneurs too.