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People of New France - Coggle Diagram
People of New France
The Fur Traders
Merchants
Imported goods from France, and traded these goods with the Innu, the Ouendat, and the Anishinabe, among other First Nations, for furs.
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Coureurs de Bois
The term “Coureur de Bois” comes from the way some men in New France engaged in the fur trade — by running into the forest to seek and trade with the First Nations.
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Voyagers
Voyagers were men from New France who travelled between the fur merchants of Montreal and the fur trade posts of the Great Lakes, and eventually further west.
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Sovereign Council
Governor
Represented the king, controlled the military, and looked after the defense of the colony.
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Bishop
Founded schools, hospitals, and orphanages.
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"Farmers"
Habitants
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In exchange for the right to establish a farm, habitants had to clear the land, plant crops, and build a house.
Seigneurs
Mostly men from noble families, but women and commoners could also become seigneurs.
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