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People of New France Mind Map
The Sovereign Council
Bishop of Quebec
It provided spiritual guidance for orphanages and schools. Members of the Catholic clergy also played and open and active role in governing the country.
The Bishop represented the catholic church. The church played an important role in the country like in New France.
The church's influence stayed strong until New France became a British colony. Their reputation depended on the standing church.
Intendant
The intendant also kept an eye out for ways to exploit the colony for the benefit of France.
The intendant was the chief administrator of the colony.
The intendant worked to keep the colony in good order, and to make it less dependant on France for meetings its basic needs.
Governor
They also dealt with "external relations" such as trade with First Nations.
The governor represents the king and controls the military, and they look after the colonies defence.
Soldiers
The soldiers defended them from the Haudenosaunee and the British.
Most men decided to join the military career because they needed a way to make a living.
The king wanted the military men to settle in New France so he offered seigneuries to officers.
Farmers
Seigneurs
Since the Seigneurs were of higher status than the Habitants they could recruit them to do their work.
Most of the Seigneurs were men from noble families, but women and commoners could also become seigneurs.
The Seigneures in New France owned large plots of land called seigneuries.
Habitants
The Habitants were kind of like slaves they worked for the seigneurs in their farms.
The Habitants were the ones who inhabit the lands. If the Habitants were in France they would be called peasants.
The habitants were the farmers in New France who lived on seigneuries .
Fur Traders
Coureur de Bois
Coureur de Bois means "runners of the woods". It comes from the way some men engage in the Fur Trade.
These people worked independently only for themselves. The government encouraged this but soon regretted that decision.
Later the government made independent trading illegal. This rule didn't stop the Coureur de Bois, they kept trading even in British Colonies.
Merchants
They got bought their Furs from the Coureur de Bois and other colonists who traded in furs for extra income.
Many of the merchants made their living in the Fur Trade. They bring goods from France and sell the items to the Innu, Ouendat, and the Anishinabe.
Merchants included blacksmiths, shoemakers, masons, bakers and butchers.
Voyageurs
Voyageurs were the Men in New France that travelled between fur merchants of Montreal and Great Lakes.
Voyageurs were just people that came to New France and the west to trade for furs.
The Catholic Church/Clergy
The church established schools, hospitals, and orphanages in New France. The clergy was among the small group of educated people who could read and write.
For forty years the Jesuits supplied important information about New France and their work through the relations.
The catholic church played an important role in the identity of New France. In Europe the divisions in between Catholics and Protestants had become deep and bitter.