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New France mind map - Coggle Diagram
New France mind map
Catholic church/clergy
Tried to convert some of the First Nations into catholics
Established schools, orphanages, hospitals and some others
Divisions between Catholics and Protestants became deep and bitter
The sovereign council
Intendant
Kept the colony in good order
made it less dependent on France for basic needs
Is the Administrator of the colony
Bishop of Quebec
played an important role in the colony
Provided spiritual and moral guidance
Represented the Catholic church
Governor
Controlled the military and dealt with external relationships
Represented the king and controlled the country
Soldiers
Many men chose this career to make a living
The king wanted military men to settle in new France so he appointed seigneury's
Defended the colony from the haudenosaunee and the british
Farmers
habitants
Were really poor and often owned by the Seigneurs
Had to clear the land in exchange for farmland
Were farmers who lived on Seigneurs
Seigneurs
Were Land owners
Recruited settlers
Usually were men from noble families
fur traders
Merchants
Set up monopolies
Many made a living in fur trade
Would trade Goods and resources to try to make a profit
Voyageurs
Are men hired to paddle traded goods and furs
Would travel over the great lakes
courier de Bois
Usually illegal
Worked independently on trading furs with the first nations
Merchants sometimes bought furs from these