New France - Mind Map
The Sovereign Council
Governor
Intendant
Bishop Of Quebec
Who represents the king, and controlled by the military.
Looked after the defence of the colony.
The chief administrator of the colony
He also kept his eye out for new ways to exploit.
Worked to keep the colony in order.
Represented the Catholic Church.
Provided spiritual and moral guidance, founded schools hospital and orphanages.
He had an active role in governing the colony.
Soldiers
Many soldiers came to New France to defend the colony against the Haudenosaunee and against the British.
The king wanted soldiers to settle on their land.
Many men chose to be in the military career only because they needed some way to make a living.
Farmers
Habitans
Seigneurs
Habitants were farmers who lived on seigneuries.
Some habitants neglected their farms because they found the fur trade an easier way to make a living in New France.
In exchange for the right to establish a farm, habitants had to clear the land, plant crops and build a house
Were large pots of land as grants from the King of France.
Most seigneurs were men from noble families, but women and commoners could also become seigneurs.
Seigneurs needed people to clean the land
Fur Traders
Courieur De Bois
Courier De Bois means runner of the woods
The Coureurs worked independantly for themselves.
The government of New France encouraged independent trading. However it made independent trading illegal
Merchants
Many merchants made their living in the fur trade.
They imported goods from France, and traded goods with the Innu, the Ouendat and the Anishinabe.
They bought furs from Coureurs De Bois. Then they shipped the furs to France where they sold them.
Voyageurs
they travelled between the fur merchants of Montreal and the fur trade posts of great lakes.
the voyageurs were men from New France
The Catholic Church/Clergy
They played an important role in the identity of New France.
In Europe, divisions between catholics and protestants had become deep and bitter.
The church established schools, hospitals and orphanages,
in New France and played an important role in governing the colony