Government, Religion and Economy

Government Review  Intendant: Responsible for the daily economic affairs of the colony, trade, justice, finance, settlement and seigneurialism. economicfinance  The Bishop was in charge of the church which was reponsible for the spiritual needs of the colony, its schools, charities, hospitals and for the conversion of the Natives.

Governor: represented the king in the colony; responsible for the defence of New France and for relations with the English and the aboriginals. The Sovereign Council It consisted of a dozen officials including the governor, intendant and bishop. (see above) It acted as a legislative, administrative and judicial body.

The Government

 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS REFLECTS THE NEW APPROACH OF THE KING OF FRANCE TOWARDS NEW FRANCE FROM 1663 ONWARD?  A) The King governed the colony through a governor and an intendant.  B) The King left the development of the colony to the chartered companies.  C) The King left the responsibility of governing the colony to the Canadiens themselves.  D) The King was concerned only with the colony's external affairs.

 The following texts describe the role of the governor, the intendant and the sovereign council in Royal Government.  1. He controlled the colony's internal administration, settlement, finance and justice. 2. He was responsible for military affairs and diplomatic relations. 3. It acted as a court of law and was allowed to criticize decisions made by the authorities.WHICH ANSWER BELOW CORRECTLY INDICATES THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNOR, THE INTENDANT AND THE SOVEREIGN COUNCIL ? Governor Intendant Sovereign Council  A) B) C) D) 3 2 1

Religion 1. To provide religious services to the colony 2. to convert the Natives to Christianity 3. to take care of the educational needs of children 4. to take care of the sick 5. to help the poor and the less fortunate

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING THREE STATEMENTS CHARACTERIZE THE ROLE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN NEW FRANCE ?  The Church took care of the sick, the poor, and the elderly.  The Bishop participated in the Sovereign Council.  The local priest kept records of births, marriages, and deaths.  The Church granted seigneuries to the habitants.  Members of the clergy paid homage to the seigneur.  The Church supervised the justice system and the collection of taxes.

Mercantalism (p39)  Mercantilism was an economic policy, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe, which stated that a country's wealth and power was best served through  The accumulation of gold and silver and raw materials.  Because most nations did not have a natural abundance of such precious metals, the best way to acquire them was through trade.

 Government involvement was an essential feature of the mercantile system- to sell more than it bought to accumulate gold bullion and raw materials.  In the case of New France, fur was the raw material. France imported raw materials, such as furs, from its colony, New France, and transformed them into finished products (beaver hats) to be sold back to the colonies and to other countries.

Consequences of mercantilism on New France  New France became a trading colony whose main economic role was to supply furs to the mother country and to purchase manufactured products from the mother country.  Furs account for more than 70% of the colony's exports and the fur trade is directly responsible for the large expansion of territory.expansion

Sent to France Furs turned into Hats or finished product Returned to colonies of France and other countries Finished products more expansive than raw material Raw material= Furs from New France

Look at the Map on Page 40. Draw the Map and all the information pertaining to trade.

Did New France Make France Rich? P41 Answer is a well constructed paragraph.