new france
Soldiers
Farmers
Fur Traders
The Sovereign Council
Catholic Church
Intendant
Bishop of Quebec
Governer
The king wanted military men to settle in New France
Seigneurs
Habitants
Many men had chosen a military career because they needed some way to make a living.
Many soldiers went to New France to defend the colony against the Haudenosaunee
Voyagers
Coureur de bois
Merchants
Provided schools, hospitals, and orphanages in New France.
Many people consulted them before making important decisions, including decisions that affected the politics and economy of the colony.
The catholic church played a very important role in their identity.
Dealt with ''external relations" such as
trade with the first nations
Represented the king, controlled the military, and looked
after the defence of the colony
Keeps and eye out for new ways to exploit the colony for the benefit of France
Consulted the clergy before making an important decision
Provided spiritual and moral guidance and founded schools, hospitals and orphanages
Cheif administrator of the colony
Represented the catholic church
Worked to keep the colony in order, make it less dependant on France
A large plot of land or a land lord.
Farmers who lived on these large plots.
Some examples of shops you would see merchants running are blacksmiths, shoemakers, masons, bakers, and butchers.
They imported goods and sold them.
Many merchants made their living in the fur trade.
It means to be a traveller.
They travelled between the two merchants of Montreal and the fur trade posts.
It means "runner of the woods."
They got their name because they would literally run in the woods to trade with the First Nations
They sold their fur wherever they could.
They often built a house for themselves on the land along with a flourmill and church for the habitants
Most seigneurs were men from noble families.
The sometimes went to court with seigneurs because they had complaints
They sometimes neglected their farms because they found fur trade an easier way to make a living in New France