1. 2.1 Colonization of New France Early 17th century

2. UNIT QUESTION
How does colonization causes the development of unique social, political and economic systems?

3. I. Reasons for Colonization
France’s Objectives:
France set out to colonize the Vallee du St. Laurent in the th century with the 3 key objectives:
Exploit resources – beaver fur, other skins & fish
Populate the colony
Convert the Natives

4. New France, Circa 1700
New France, Circa 1663

5. Identify any key change between each map?

6. II. Mercantilism Mother country Mercantilism
A state that has colonies or territories beyond its borders
Mercantilism
Economic theory in which the prosperity of a nation is based on the accumulation of wealth
Colony supplies resources to the mother country
Mother country manufactures finished goods
Finished goods are sold to colony & Europe for profit

7. Mercantilism

8. Application of Mercantilism to the fur trade
European Countries
North America
France
Hats
Furs
Precious Metals
Question: How was mercantilism applied to the fur trade?

9. III. Trading Posts & Settlement Colonies
Trading Colony:
Few people
Temporary population
Exploit raw materials
Settlement colony:
Settle colonists
Permanent
Monopoly:
Exclusive exploitation of a resource by a merchant or company
Eg. Hydro Quebec
Raw Material:
Natural resource that has yet to be transformed into a consumer product
Eg. furs

10. Obligations & Privileges of Chartered Companies:
King Henry IV
Obligations & Privileges of Chartered Companies:
Goal of King Henry IV – to establish a settlement colony in New France
Strategy:
Granted chartered companies or merchants a monopoly over the fur trade in New France
In return, they promised to bring settlers to develop the colony.
Pierre du Gua de Monts – granted a monopoly over the fur trade
- promised to settle the colony & evangelize the natives

11. IV. First Permanent Settlement
The Founding Quebec City – 1608
First permanent settlement (fur trade post) –called L’Habitation
Founded by Samuel de Champlain - first governor of New France
Strategic Location at Quebec (where the river narrows):
Narrowness of the river allowed control of ships entering the river
Area frequented by Natives which encouraged
trade
Rivers allowed easy access to fur bearing areas
Samuel de Champlain – First Governor
L’ Habitation– First Permanent Settlement

12. V. Relations with Natives
The French forged an alliance with the Maliseet, Algonquin, Innu and the Huron for economic and religious reasons:
1. Economic Reason - natives obtained furs from the natives, since the French were few in number and did not know the land
In return, the French agreed to wage war against their enemy, the Iroquois
2. Religious Reason - conversion of Natives
Missionaries were sent to convert the natives
They used various strategies to achieve this goal:
Lived amongst them
Learnt the language
Set up missions

13. First Battle between the French and the Iroquois -1609