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New France Mind Map - Coggle Diagram
New France Mind Map
Soldiers
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The King wanted the military men to settle in New France, so he offered seigneuries to officers.
The Sovereign Council
Governor
The Governor who represented the King, controlled the Military, and looked after the defense of a colony.
He also dealt with “external relations,” such as trade with First Nations.
Intendant
He worked to keep the colony in good order and to make it less dependent on the French for meeting its basic needs.
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Fur Traders
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Merchants
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:They also bought furs from the Coureur de Bois and other colonists who traded in furs for extra income.
The merchants then shipped the furs to France, where they sold them for a profit, they hoped.
Voyageurs
The Voyageurs 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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Farmers
Habitants
Some habitants neglected their farms because they found the fur trade an easier way to make a living in France.
Some habitants neglected their farms because they found the fur trade an easier way to make a living in France.
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Seigneurs
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Seigneuries were large plots of land owned by seigneurs, or landlords, who received the land as grants from the King of France.
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