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New France - Coggle Diagram
New France
Bishop Of Quebec
-established a powerful church
-have political authority
-instituted the tithe in 1663
-founded key education and religious institutions
-Advocated for indigenous rights
-he opposed the alcohol trade
governor
-The governor was like the boss of New France
-He ran things in the army and he also fought in some wars
-He helped run the government
- Another leader helped him run the government too
The sovereign council
-Abolished the company rule
-served as a supreme court in new France and oversaw the colony's legal matters
- they had executive power
-They had responsibilities such as regulating the fur trade, managing public funds, ensuring public order, promoting agriculture, and other economic matters
Intendant
-The Intendant managed the entire civil administration
-They were in charge of diversifying the economy and increasing the small population
-appointed by the king
-answerable to only the Minister Of Marine
-They were called the " kings eye and hand"
Coureur de Bois
-they were known for being independent
-they were unlcensed fur traders
-they established trade link with the indigenous peoples
-They were explores of new territories
-when on quests for fur
fur traders
-it was a trading system
-the fur trade was the primary foundation of New France -The fur trade centered in Montreal
-It was a growth of key settlements
-It formed alliances with indigenous people
-It caused exploration
Voyageurs
-They were like the backbone of the fur trade -They were primarily french men -they used birch bark canoes that transported furs
-learned skills from indigenous peoples
Merchants
-they were driven by the fur trade
-established trading posts
-They connected the colony to France, and acted as a vital link
-major fur traders
-ship owners
-They were part of the Social elite in New France
Habitants
-They received land from the Seigneugers -They had certain obligations such as paying an annual rent in cash or crops, doing mandatory labor, and grinding their grain -self sufficient farmers -they had an indepedent life styles -learned from the indigenous people -learned to adapt
farmers
- farming was extremely demanding
- most farmers goals were to grow enough food to support his family and survive the winter
-Most of the farmers were originally not farmers in New France
-Most farmers lived under the seigneurial system
-On farms women, men and children had specific roles
seigneugers
-They were granted large plots of land by the french crown -they had to build houses and gristmills for their tenants -They had economic duties -in New France they had less power due to the amount of land
soldiers
-Soldiers were the primary defense -The first royal army was sent to new France in 1665 -they allied with the indigenous people -they adapted to life in the wilderness -they contributed to colonial settlement -they helped with population growth
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