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 Dictionary Definition:  Mercantilism is the theory that the prosperity of a state is dependent upon its supply of capital, which the global volume of international trade is “unchangeable,” and that one party may benefit only at the expense of another

 Meaning in English:  All of the soil in a country is to be used for agriculture, mining, or manufacturing, nothing should be imported which can be produced domestically, and only finished materials should be exported; no raw materials

 Francois de Laval was the first Roman Catholic bishop of New France  His power and authority were established with help from King Louis XIV  He founded the Seminary of Quebec and the Sovereign Council

 The Seminary of Quebec was founded by de Laval. He recruited a bunch of diocesan priests for the training of new priests  Diocesan priests are priests that are under the authority of the Bishop

 The Sovereign Council was the name for the government of New France  It made rules and enacted laws concerning the day-to-day affairs of the colony

 The sovereign council of New France consisted of a Governor General, the First Intendant of New France, the Bishop, the Captain of the Militia, and five other councillors

 Jean Talon was First Intendant of New France  His main job was to help populate New France, which he did very well through various methods  Jean Talon brought “les filles du roilles” (the king’s daughters) to New France

 He attempted to boost the economy in New France by helping start industries in agriculture, fishing, and lumbering, as well as the traditional fur trade  However, most of these failed once he left for France

 “Les Filles du Roilles” is French for “the King’s Daughters  They were single attractive girls brought to New France in order to intermarry with the men and so boost the population They weren’t literally the king’s daughters

 The French government then sponsored them to settle and populate New France. Soon after this 713 daughters were married in New France; mainly to farmers and soldiers

 Most of the women were from poor families, it seemed most people moved to the new world to escape their past debts or in hopes of changing their fortune.

 Many years later, approximately 300 more woman were sent to the new world  They were mainly poor like before but instead of sending city dwelling girls, the government sent more women with agricultural backgrounds.

 Marquis de Tracy was a statesman and a military leader  He was made lieutenant general of New France, and since the Governor was gone at the time he represented Governor in the Sovereign council

 Marquis de Tracy initiated a brutal war against the Iroquois, which the French won  In doing this he also destroyed much of their crops and villages

 After he was done with the Iroquois, Marquis de Tracy attacked the Mohawk  He beat them as well, claimed their lands for France, and forced them to convert and become Roman Catholic

 Augustin de Mesy was the first Governor General of New France  He was an orthodox Catholic and he was prominent in the affairs of the colony  We do not know much about what he did as Governor General

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