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New France Roles - Coggle Diagram
New France Roles
Sovereign Council
Governor
Controlled military and trade
Represented The King
Intendant
Was the Chief Administrator
He kept the colony in order
Bishop of Quebec
Would found schools, hospitals, and orphanages
Represented the Catholic Church
Fur Traders
Voyageurs
They traveled between fur merchants if Montreal
Coureur de Bois
Trade with First Nations in the forests
Once made illegal they would do it behind the governments back
Merchants
Would trade imported goods with First Nations
Would import goods from France
The Catholic Church and Clergy
They wanted to convert First Nations
A Clergy was a small group of educated people and they were consulted for important decisions
Catholics couldn't be in Government
Soldiers
came from New France
Came to defend the colonies
Farmers
Habitants
lived on Seigneurs land
Often owned by the Seigneurs
Seigneurs
They we gifted land by the king
They owned Habitants and let them live on their land