New France around 1645 and 1745 - Societies and Territories

Below is a side-by-side comparison of the pages contained in each of these two society sections of our website.

1645 section	1745 section
Territorial and PopulationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group… changes
Growing settlements Fewer than 1000 people	From a bay to a gulf Clearing the land for settling: arriving on a seigneury 55 000 people
Prominent Individuals
Samuel de Champlain Jeanne Mance Laviolette Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve	Marguerite Bourgeoys Gilles Hocquart Monseigneur Laval Frontenac René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle Jean Talon
Social Groups
The engagés Indigenous people 1645 Seigneurs and censitaires The companies Coureurs de bois Missionaries	Les Filles du roi Religious communities The Coureurs de bois Seigneurs and censitaires 1745 Indigenous people 1745 Military and militiamen Slaves
Daily LifeDaily life is the things that you do every day as part of your normal life….
Life at a trading post Entertainment What’s to eat in 1645? Adapting to the colony The Iroquois wars	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
Language, Culture & Religion
Adapting to the environment Does everyone speak the same French? The Catholic religion	French or Canadian? The village church The arts in New France Feasting and celebrating in New France
Agriculture, commerceCommerce – Commerce means buying and selling items, goods, and services. Commerce – Le commerce consiste… & industry
Farming The fur trade Cod fishing	Farming 1745 Big industry The market, a place for buying and selling Cottage industries The town economy Triangular trade
Government
Ruled by a distant king	Who does what in the government?
Transportation & Communication
Roads need to be built and named! Exploring a new territory Travelling to Europe and the other colonies	We need email in New France! The paths that walk Before planes, trains and automobiles… The Chemin du Roy

1645 section

1745 section