19- Population Growth In New France Flashcards
In 1663, the king of France gave who to do what to the colony?
Gave his minister of marine jean Baptiste Colbert the authority to develop the colony
What was colbert supposed to do?
Needed to increase the population
Exploit the territories natural resources
Who was the intendant of New France at the time and what was he supposed to do?
Jean talon and he was supposed to support the colony’s growth
Because men in New France outnumbered women, what was the affect?
There were many less births
Because men outnumbered women, what did France want to do to equal out the balance?
They brought in filles du roi who were unmarried women and they were supposed to find and marry a husband and start a family
What were some of the measures that France took to make sure their colony was populated? (Settlement policy)
- father’s were fined for not having their sons married by the age of 20 and daughters by 16
- on their wedding day, king gave a sum of money
- yearly sum was paid to parents if they had 10 children min
- king gave a dowry to poor catholic women and native catholic women who married a French colonist
- Prisoners would start a new life in New France
Most immigrants who settled in New France were what?
Farmers, labourers or craftspeople from France
Because of the filles du roi, what happened to the population?
The gap between men and women was reduced. There was a balance
How else did the population increase (not only because of the filles du roi)?
Natural increase which means more food and water= people lived longer
