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The Emergency of a Society in New France.....
The following is a collection of links and resources supporting the New France Society section
of the new History and Citizenship program. The designated focus for the student to study the
way "programs of colonization" impacted on the organization of the society and territory of New
France.
Resources
Timelines of Events and General
Reference Sites
Refer to this comprehensive timeline of a Wikipedia links to events from 1660- 1750. (Thanks to Luc Lepine for submitting this list. The document is also available here in Word Format!
Champlain timeline on CBC news
1600-1730 by Canadian Encyclopedia See also this Youth Encyclopedia version.
Tracing the History of New France. A thematic tour of archived documents.
"This exhibition presents a selection of documents, the originals of which are held by the National Archives of Canada and several printed items from the National Library of Canada. All these documents, grouped into eight themes, paint a picture of the New France era"
Virtual Museum of New France. "Joining the ranks of active participants on the Internet, the Canadian Museum of Civilization now unveils the Virtual Museum of New France. This venture allows cybernauts free entry into the first virtual universe devoted to New France: a new world"
French Ontario in the 17th and 18th Centuries. (Not specifically restricted to Quebec territory, but also contains timelines, maps, and information related to early French settlement in general.
Note: The following links collections being developed below are intended to compliment a LEARN-developed Learning Situation called "LES 2 - New France - Programs of colonization and a new society. The LES's are available here in a protected area for Quebec teachers. (Login required)
Concepts
Colony
Apart from basic definitions and history of the concept of a colony, "It is important for students to observe that colonization programs were established in another colony, in about the same period. Consider one of the following: Brazil, French India, the Moluccas or Virginia." (QEP p.41).
Apart from basic definitions and history of the concept of a colony, "It is important for students to observe that colonization programs were established in another colony, in about the same period. Consider one of the following: Brazil, French India, the Moluccas or Virginia." (QEP p.41).
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Colony at wikipedia
(Definitions, Historical references, Colonies
today!)
- Wikipedia: colony in antiquity
- Mercantilism with diagram
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Emphasis on elsewhere element of Virginia and U.S.
colonies:
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Explorers of North America list
- American Colonies… Timelines, maps
- Survey of American colony “purposes listed, original, economic, etc.”
- Types of US colonies
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The
colonial experience from RACE History site. Survey of early slavery.
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Explorers of North America list
Evangelization and the Church
- Wikipedia entry. Evangelism is the Christian practice of preaching the Gospel of Jesus to non-Christians.
- Missions and missionaries from the Canadian Encyclopedia
- The Missionaries. A survey of various early religious orders including the Recollects, the Capuchins, the Jesuits, the Pères Pénitents
- Religion in New France module from History 414 LEARN online course materials.
- Accounts of a Missionary Offensive. A perspective on the reports in the Jesuit Relations from Canada Library and Archives
- Tracing History of New France. Theme=Religion.
- Huguenots in New France. To emphasize that the Catholics evangelical efforts were complicated by alternative French views on religion in the colony.
Chartered companies
- Wikipedia entry and definition: "A chartered company is an association formed by investors or shareholders for the purpose of trade, exploration and colonisation."
- Infoplease definition including overview of other companies in 1600's.
- Canada in the making page on early New France. Overview of Company of One Hundred Associates and chartered companies in general.
- Company of 100 Wikipedia entry.
- Canada, A people's history section summary on Company of 100 Associates.
- Virginia company entry in Wikipedia. See also the Colonial National Historical Park portrait of " The Virginia Company of London"
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Patterns of territorial expansion (General Reference. Maps, etc.)
Europe's colonial
expansion. Unfortunately this "Map as history" collection is not free at this time.
Still, worth a look.
Wikipedia entry for French colonial empires.
North America map with zoom on English colonies
North America Integration and Development Center uses this map of penetration of North America in one of their course.
Virtual Museum of New France. An overview of cartography.
Heavens! My Ship! Game that requires tracing of exploration routes, provides map resources along the way.
Canada-France Archives. "New France, the French colony in North America, is considered in its entirety, geographically (Canada, Acadia, Newfoundland, the Great Lakes region, and Louisiana), as well as during its whole existence, from the start of the 16th century to the Treaty of Paris in 1763. A few documents are included from outside this period, since they are related to the history of the population after this date." Many documents use Adobe SVG plugin. (Unsupported plugin. Windows and early Mac systems only, at time of posting)
Wikipedia entry for French colonial empires.
North America map with zoom on English colonies
North America Integration and Development Center uses this map of penetration of North America in one of their course.
Virtual Museum of New France. An overview of cartography.
Heavens! My Ship! Game that requires tracing of exploration routes, provides map resources along the way.
Canada-France Archives. "New France, the French colony in North America, is considered in its entirety, geographically (Canada, Acadia, Newfoundland, the Great Lakes region, and Louisiana), as well as during its whole existence, from the start of the 16th century to the Treaty of Paris in 1763. A few documents are included from outside this period, since they are related to the history of the population after this date." Many documents use Adobe SVG plugin. (Unsupported plugin. Windows and early Mac systems only, at time of posting)
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Economic Activities and Initiatives Associated with Colonization
Commerce and
Champlain - Civilization.ca. A part of the
Virtual Museum of New
France, this simple tour of four key concepts associated with the earliest economic activities
between the French and the Native tribes and nations: Fur Trade, Trade Monopoly, Trade Goods,
and Trinkets!
The Fur Trade: The Indian and Indispensable Partner demonstrates artifacts used by Natives and New France settlers.
Timeline, a Brief History of the Fur Trade
See also the Hudson Bay site for History of the Fur Trade.
Compagnie des Habitants. " The Compagnie des Habitants (or Communauté des Habitants, as both names can be used) was formed in 1645, in Quebec"
Company of One Hundred Associates (wikipedia entry). Established in 1627 by Cardinal Richelieu [...] the Company of One Hundred Associates (Compagnie des Cent-Associés), ensured that not only the State benefited, but that the Roman Catholic Church would as well. See also, Colonization Companies entry on Canadian Encyclopedia.
Jean Talon, First Intendant. Page 3 of the Man and his achievements lists various economic transformations occurring during his mandate, economic initiatives which further promoted or allowed for the growth of the colony of New France.
The expression coureur des bois is coined to name those who bypass Royal officials and deal directly with the First Nations in the fur trade.
The Fur Trade: The Indian and Indispensable Partner demonstrates artifacts used by Natives and New France settlers.
Timeline, a Brief History of the Fur Trade
See also the Hudson Bay site for History of the Fur Trade.
Compagnie des Habitants. " The Compagnie des Habitants (or Communauté des Habitants, as both names can be used) was formed in 1645, in Quebec"
Company of One Hundred Associates (wikipedia entry). Established in 1627 by Cardinal Richelieu [...] the Company of One Hundred Associates (Compagnie des Cent-Associés), ensured that not only the State benefited, but that the Roman Catholic Church would as well. See also, Colonization Companies entry on Canadian Encyclopedia.
Jean Talon, First Intendant. Page 3 of the Man and his achievements lists various economic transformations occurring during his mandate, economic initiatives which further promoted or allowed for the growth of the colony of New France.
The expression coureur des bois is coined to name those who bypass Royal officials and deal directly with the First Nations in the fur trade.
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Political initiatives, organization, security
Political context in France: Wikipedia entry for
Ancien Régime
in France and new trends towards centralization, creation of the
Intendants, etc.
New France New Horizons PDF on the Administration of New France. Contains a chart of government structures, information on various edicts and acts, etc. Online version of same information is located here.
Sovereign Council and a royal domain. " When the King revoked the Company's charter, he decided upon Colbert's advice to make New France a royal domain."
Wikipedia entries: 1663 - New France becomes a royal province under Louis XIV. The Sovereign Council is created to administer the colonies under the absolute authority of the King. The first Filles du roi arrive in New France during the summer.
French and Iroquois Wars. Troops in 1665 lessened dangers for French settlers. 1666 - During the autumn, the soldier of Carignan-Salières, led by Alexandre de Prouville, the "Marquis de Tracy" and the governor, invade the Iroquois territory to the south, burn their villages and destroy their crops. See French and Iroquois Wars.
New France New Horizons PDF on the Administration of New France. Contains a chart of government structures, information on various edicts and acts, etc. Online version of same information is located here.
Sovereign Council and a royal domain. " When the King revoked the Company's charter, he decided upon Colbert's advice to make New France a royal domain."
Wikipedia entries: 1663 - New France becomes a royal province under Louis XIV. The Sovereign Council is created to administer the colonies under the absolute authority of the King. The first Filles du roi arrive in New France during the summer.
French and Iroquois Wars. Troops in 1665 lessened dangers for French settlers. 1666 - During the autumn, the soldier of Carignan-Salières, led by Alexandre de Prouville, the "Marquis de Tracy" and the governor, invade the Iroquois territory to the south, burn their villages and destroy their crops. See French and Iroquois Wars.
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The Influence of the Church
(Also see the Evangelical section of
Concepts list above.)
The Roman Catholic Church and Quebec, article by Claude Bélanger covering various periods of church influence.
The Roman Catholic Church and Quebec, article by Claude Bélanger covering various periods of church influence.
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Cultural References
An additional way of focussing on cultural change suggested by the new program, this collection highlights specific people and cultural elements.
• Tadoussac• Mémoire à Louis XIII et Mémoire à la Chambre de Commerce, de Champlain (1618)
• La chapelle des Ursulines de Québec
• Relations, des Jésuites
• Colbert
• La maison Saint-Gabriel
• La seigneurie
• La Baie d’Hudson
• La compagnie des Indes occidentals
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