New France 1534 - 1763

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New France 1534 - 1763
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Domination of the Fur Trade
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Population

• The fur trade attracted mostly men

1. Coureurs de Bois
2. Voyageurs
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• 3. Fur Trade Merchants

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Growth of the Territory
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Royal Government 1663-1763

• King of France disappointed in population growth
  of the colony
• - colony was mostly men who had no interest in
  settling down
• - fur trade companies had promised to bring
  settlers in exchange for total
• control of New France, but they broke
  their promise
• Royal Government took power away from fur trading
  companies
• - New France would now be ruled directly by
  France so that population
• could grow!

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Population Growth

• Jean Talon was the first
• Intendant of the colony

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Jean Talon encouraged the following groups to
emigrate to New France
1. Filles du Roy
Push
Orphans
Pull
Husbands
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• 2. Soldiers from the Carignan Salieres
• - to defend colony
• Push job
• Pull perks

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• 3. Farmers
• Push - lack of land
• - mean
• landlords
• Pull - free land
• - new life

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Growth Incentives

• 1. Baby Bonuses
• - for couples who had at least 10 children
• 2. Fines on men and women who remained
• unmarried
• 3. Men could not get involved in fur trade
• if they werent married

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Geography of Settlement
Seigneurial System established an orderly
method of settling people in New France
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Growth of population centres around fur trading
posts
1. Quebec 1608 2. Trois Rivieres 1634
3. Ville Marie 1641
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Missionaries

• Continued to play a key role in

1. converting/civilizing natives 2.
developing institutions - schools -
hospitals - orphanages - churches
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• Nuns
• 1. Schools
• 2. Hospitals
• 3. Orphanages
• 4. Nursing Homes
• 
  
  

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Jesuits- education of boys- conversion
of Indians
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Two Types of Growth

• 1. Population growth as a result of NATURAL
• INCREASE
• - 1666 3, 215 inhabitants
• - 1759 70, 000 inhabitants

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• 2. Territorial Expansion as a result of
  continued exploration for the fur trade

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How did population growth and the
territorial expansion of New France impact the
local First Nations?
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• Re-visit the illustration from slide 16. As
• a group, analyse it by posing THREE key
• questions.. (slide to follow)

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• Jesuit Martyrdom