French Regime 1663-1763 ....I knows.....(15)
1-that the first French explorers came and sailed along the coast, went up the Gulf of St Lawrence and attempted a settlement that failed in the 16 th Century.
2-that the period of Company Rule was from 1608-1663,the Company of 100 Associates had a monopoly to trade furs and were supposed to bring settlers over to develop the colony but failed.
3-the French Regime period was from 1663 -1763 and began with the start of a Royal Government when the King took over and it was made up of a Bishop,Governor and Intendant (BIG).... and eventually a Sovereign Council.
4-that the King and his followers followed Absolutism which means the King’s power to rule comes from God…..Divine right to Rule.
5-that the King appointed a Governor who was in charge of military and diplomatic affairs.
6-that the Pope appointed a Bishop who controlled all clergy ,priests and nuns. Their responsibilities were schools and hospitals , social work and missionary work and were the foundation of New France. Catholicism was a current of thought.
7-that the King appointed an Intendant who ran the justice and seigneurial system and was in charge of finances and the economy.
8-that the Great Intendant Jean Talon had a Census done that showed him the colony had a small population, too many men / not enough women and that he needed to diversify the economy.
9-that Talon increased immigration by bringing Les Filles du Roi,soldiers,engages and increased the natural increase or birth rate by fining people and using baby bonuses.
10-Mercantilism means the Colony supplies raw materials(furs) to the Mother Country who turn it to Finished products(hats)and the Mother Country gets rich as a result. They hada Triangle Trade too involving the French West Indies.
11-that the fur trade employed First Nations tribes, then coureurs des bois, then voyageurs and expanded the territory searching for furs and also created conflict with the British.
12-that the colony was not diversified and relied too much on furs. Colonial adminstrators like Jean Talon defied the King.
13-that the Seigneurial System was the system of land organization, involved a seigneur or landlord, a censitaire or tenant farmer, on a seigneurie along rectangular lands near the water.
14-that the influence of the tough lifestyle,harsh living conditions and influence from First Nations led the colonists to discover a Canadien or independant spirit different from France.
15-that the expansion of the fur trade led to 4 wars with the English,they defeated New Franceon the Plains of Abraham because they had more soldiers,support from their Mother Country, and surrounded New France.