New France- Mind Map

Sovereign Council

Intendant

click to edit

Bishop of Québec

Governor

  1. Works to make the colony less dependent on France
  2. Chief Administrator
  3. Looks for ways to exploit the colony for the benefit of France.
  1. Represents The King
  2. Controls the Military
  1. Represents the Catholic Church
  2. They Founded Schools, Hospitals, and Orphanages
  3. They Provided Spiritual and Moral Guidance

Soldiers

  1. Came to defend the Haudenosaunee
  2. Were encouraged to settle in new France
  3. Some were offered seigneuries so they would stay

Farmers

Seigneurs

Habitants

  1. Most were men from Noble Families
  2. Sometimes ended up in court when habitants were slacking off and not fulfilling their deals
  3. They were granted seigneuries from the King of France
  1. Farmers that live on Seigneuries
    2.They often neglected farm work for fur trade
    1. Some were owned by Seigneurs

Fur Traders

Coureur de Bois

Voyageurs

Merchants

  1. They traded at the posts of the Great Lakes
  2. It means traveller
  1. It means Runner of the Woods
  2. They were independent fur Traders
    3.They were made illegal but kept doing their job in secret
  1. Made their living in Fur trade
    2.Owned stores such as blacksmith or shoemaker
    3.They traded with the Innu,Ouendat, and Anishinabe

Catholic Church/Clergy

  1. Wanted to covert First Nations to Catholicism 2. Played an important role in governing the colony 3. They were in a small group of people who can read and write