New France
by Dean Lewis Fleming
1. Seigneurial system
1.1. -Control population, give jobs, land, money.
2. Mercantilism
2.1. -gain profit, prioritize exports, minimize imports.
3. Royal government
3.1. -King Louis XIV rules, only stays in France, leads people in N.F.(absolutism)
4. Social classes
4.1. -Nobility>Clergy>Third estate.
5. Changes to the fur trade
5.1. -Company lost fur trade monopoly, coureurs du bois allowed to trade, overproduction caused problems.
6. N.F vs English
6.1. -English war with France, fight over territory, form alliances to attack each other, English gain power.
7. Austrian succession (1744-1748)
7.1. -British capture Louisbourg, good for fishing, big trading post for N.F.
8. Seven year war (1756-1763)
8.1. -Ohio valley fight, priorities change a lot, British succeed way more, British capture Louisbourg, control fishing.
9. Company of 100 associates
9.1. -fur trade monopoly, evangelize, populate.
10. Church
10.1. -evangelize, control, follow king.
11. Territorial expansion
11.1. -increased trade network, evangelization, colonial motivations.
12. Canadiens
12.1. -Adapt clothing, transportation.
13. War league of augsburg (1689-1697)
13.1. -Alliances formed, leads to war against France, French used guerilla warfare, Rijswijk treaty 1697
14. Spanish Succession (1701-1713)
14.1. -N.F. surrenders Acadia, 13 colonies tries invading N.F, treaty utrecht signed 1713.
15. Deportation of Acadia (1755)
15.1. -Many ppl told to leave, shipped different places, separated from family.
16. Battle of Sainte-Foy (1760)
16.1. -French try to capture Quebec, have to wait mother country, British get weapons first, win fight.