12- Communauté Des Habitants Flashcards
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Q
Who were the communauté des habitants?
A
The Company of Inhabitants (or Community of Inhabitants) is a company formed of merchants of New France founded in 1645 and who possessed the monopoly on the fur trade of the Company of New France from 1645 to 1663.
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Q
Because the communauté des habitants got the monopoly over the fur trade, what did they have to do in return for the company of 100 associates?
A
They had to provide the company with an annuel quantity of furs, pay for some of the colony’s expenses and settle 20 colonists a year
