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New France Mind Map
Soldiers
They fought in wars for New France, usually against the First Nations, as they didn't have alliances with all of them.
They also fought in wars with the British for land and resources. They would often defend the land and the colonies that lived there.
Many of the men their went to New France for the military because it was their only way of making a living.
Fur Traders
Voyagers
They were travellers who went from New France between the merchants in Montreal and the Great Lakes, who then eventually went further west.
They usually traveled around to different places in North America for furs which were given to them by merchants.
Merchants
They would also buy furs from coureur de bois's and other colonists in hope that they could trade them in Europe for money.
There were many types of businesses back then, you could usually see them in settlements along the street.
Merchants were people who usually made their living trading with the First Nations and shipping them to France.
Coureur de Bois
Some of them became voyageurs, who were people that were hired to paddle boats with furs and pelts in and out of the Great Lakes for the fur trade.
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Farmers
Habitants
Habitants where people who inhabited the land that the seigneurs owned. They were known in France as peasants.
They usually didn't own very much or they didn't own anything at all. They were technically owned by the seigneurs to tend their fields, however, some of them neglected their fields.
In exchange for looking after their land, the seigneurs would allow them to build farms, however they had to watch over the seigneurs land, build their house, plant crops, and grind their grain.
Seigneurs
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They were usually men with noble families, however women and commoners could sometimes be seigneurs too.
Seigneurs recruited habitants to come and take care of their land and farm it. They would also build building for themselves and the habitants.
The Sovereign Council
Governor
They represented the king, their job included defending the colonies and looking after the defences of whichever colony they worked at.
They also dealt with relationships with the First Nations, meaning that they also chose which First Nations groups to create alliances with and which not too.
Bishop of Quebec
They also played a role in governing New France and they still had a large impact although New France became a Britian colony.
Catholic Churches played a big role in Canada's history as they provided spiritual and moral guidance, they also helped build schools, orphanages, and hospitals.
Bishops of Quebec represented the Catholic Church because at that time most people in France were Catholic.
Intendant
Intendants tried to help make New France more independent instead of having them use France's resources, they also helped the colony in order.
The intendant was the chief administrator of the colony, who were appointed by the King of France, they often tried to help benefit France from North American resources.