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A New France |
The Iroquois |
English Invasion |
Peace |
Seigneiurial System
| The Kings Girls |
Canadian Identity |
Society |
Government | The
Church | Champlain |
Frontenac |
Acadia |
The Fall The
government of New France evolved throughout its history
from the first settlement to the British arrival. The
first settlements usually had a designated leader of the
colony who under charter from the King of France was
given various rights to settle the area. He was also
required to fulfill certain specific objectives as laid
out in the charter. The other interested parties in the
settlement were the investors in the project who were
usually business groups in France with several members.
As New France matured the Royal
Government took a much more direct hand in running the
colonies and they were eventually unified as New France
with an appointed governor in Quebec City. As the
rivalry with England heated up, another figure began to
share the power of leadership with the governor and that
was the military commander. The confused and shifting
relationship between the two caused friction in New
France and did not always provide for a clean cut
process for resolving issues or answering challenges.
The habitants were more connected to local affairs in
their daily lives through their relationship with the
Seigniorial and a defined system or relationship between
the two developed that produced specific expectations
and responsibilities between the two. |
