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New France Mind Map - Coggle Diagram
New France Mind Map
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Fur Traders
Coureur de Bois
Coureur de bois is a term that means, "runner of the woods". This term is used for men who work in the fur trade.
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All these men worked independantly, until the government made this illegal.
Merchants
Many merchants were blacksmiths, shoemakers, masons, bakers, and butchers.
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They would trade to the Innu, Ouendat, and the Anishinabe.
Voyageurs
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They also travelled to the for trade posts of the Great Lakes, and then soon went farther west.
The Sovereign Council
Intendant
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Made sure the colony was in good order, and helped to make colonies less dependant on supplies from France.
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Bishop of Quebec
Represented the Catholic Church, because the Catholic Church was very important in the colony.
They provided spiritual and moral guidance, founded schools, hospitals, and orphanages.
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Governor
Represented the king, controlled the military, and looked after the colony's defense.
Handled "external relations", as in trade with the First Nations.
Soldiers
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The king need military men to stay in New France, so he offered them seigneuries to officers.
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"Farmers"
Habitants
Habitants typically had nothing to their name, and were often owned by their seigneurs.
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Seigneurs
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Seigneurs were commonly men from rich families, however women and commoners could also be seigneurs.
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