New France and the 13 Colonies around 1745

New France in 1745

The 13 Colonies in 1745

• From a bay to a gulf
• Clearing the land: arriving on a seigneury
• 55 000 people

• The townships
• Between the Atlantic and the Appalachians

• 1,000,000 people

• Marguerite Bourgeoys
• Gilles Hocquart
• Monseigneur Laval
• Frontenac
• René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle
• Jean Talon

• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington

• Les Filles du roi
• Religious communities
• The Coureurs de bois
• Seigneurs and censitaires 1745
• Native people 1745
• Military and militiamen
• Slaves

• The yeoman and the gentleman farmer
• The slaves in the 13 colonies
• The tradesmen
• The growing militaries
• The clergy

• Entertainment for the rich
• Living with the seasons on a seigneury
• What’s to eat in 1745?
• To each his chores
• The 1745 village
• Time to eat!
• Going to town
• Home makes the man

• Celebrating Thanksgiving with the Puritans
• Life in Philadelphia
• Life on a plantation

• French or Canadian?
• The village church
• The arts in New France
• Feasting and celebrating in New France

• Protestantism
• English, the common language

• Farming 1745
• Big industry
• The market, a place for buying and selling
• Cottage industries
• The town economy
• Triangular trade

• Industries
• Commerce
• Agriculture

• Who does what in the government?

• Having a say
• English colonies

• We need email in New France!
• The paths that walk
• Before planes, trains and automobiles…
• The Chemin du Roy

• Mail service
• Transportation