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• What is a ‘colony’? • What is the ‘mother country’? • What was New France? • Was New France a colony? • Who was in charge of New France?

Hunters trade furs in New France (trading posts)

FURS

Factories in France turned the furs into hats, clothing, etc.

Merchants in France get rich $$$$$$ Hunters get Furs

•Who did all the hard work in the fur trade? •Who made all the profit in the fur trade?

Chartered Company System • 1608-1627  fur companies were not making enough money • There was also a small population in New France • In 1627  The King gave over the monopoly to ONLY ONE company:

• COMPANY OF 100 ASSOCIATES

Company of 100 Associates • The King of France made a deal with The Company of 100 Associates: • The Company of 100 Associates got to be the only fur trading company • BUT… • The Company of 100 Associates was in charge of populating New France • The Company of 100 Associates also had to take care of roads, buildings, jails and a lot of other things

Company of 100 Associates • The Company of 100 Associates DID NOT do a good job • It took a lot of furs from New France • It did not bring people to live in New France • The company did not care about the deal with the King

1663: The King is in charge... • 1663: King Louis XIV (14th) • He took control of New France • Louis XIV had to become the boss of New France from Far away

Lets get this place populated! • Louis XIV had to start populating New France • More women needed to live in New France • More women = MORE BABIES • King Louis XIV had a plan…

King Louis XIV’s plan • Step 1: Send somebody to New France to populate it. • Jean Talon (intendant) • Step 2: Use a CENSUS to find out how many people actually lived in New France • A census helped find out how many women, men, children and families were in New France

King Louis XIV’s plan • Jean Talon found out that New France had about 3500 people • This was NOT GOOD! • New England had about 20 000 people • Why is this a problem? • New England could easily take over New France

King Louis XIV’s plan • Promote ‘engages’ • Ship over ‘filles du Roi’ • Encourage soldiers to stay in NF • Unwanted prisoners: people who committed non-violent crimes in France were asked to move to NF • Give people money for marrying and having kids