3. Population and Management ✅ Flashcards
What were merchants and companies who had a monopoly on the fur trade focused on?
Trade
What were they supposed to focus on?
Populating the colony
Why didn’t they want to settle colonists, from a traders perspective?
It was too expensive.
What did the king do if a merchant or company failed to meet the obligations on their monopoly?
The King revoked their monopoly on the fur trade and gave it to other merchants and companies.
What did the merchants and companies do after that?
They continued to neglect their obligations.
How many colonists were left in New France in 1627?
100
Who established the Company of 100 Associates?
Cardinal Richelieu
Who was he?
He was the chief minster to King Louis the XIII
Who was the Company of 100 Associates controlled by?
The state of New France
Who was the company found by?
100 wealthy investors including Cardinal Richelieu and Samuel de Champlain.
What was the mandate of the Company of 100 Associates?
To evangelize the Native peoples to Christianity, and to settle 4000 colonists in New France over the period of 15 years.
What were the difficulties encountered by the company?
France and England were at war with one another (Anglo-French war) in 1627.
How was the war started?
The revolt of protestant and catholic religions.
What happened in 1628?
English groups of ships prepared for war commanded by the English Kirke Brothers captured 4 of the colonies ships with 400 colonists aboard.
Why did they line ships across the St Lawrence River?
To block ships from bringing in materials, food and supplies into Quebec City.
What did the Kirke brothers capture in 1629?
Quebec city
What did they do when capturing the city?
English forces took all of the warehoused furs and took control of the settlement.
Why was their capture a blow for the company of 100 Associates?
It prevented them from achieving their goal of populating New France.
When did the French-Anglo war end?
1629
What did they sign in 1632?
France and England signed the treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
What happened after the treaty was signed and why was it so important?
Quebec city was given back to New France and some of the goods were restored.
What did the Company of 100 Associates do given its financial situation and in effort to pay its deaths.
They began to lease its land which they had a monopoly of the fur trade on, to outside french merchants.
What did the merchants have to do in return?
They had to bring in colonists to New France to populate the colony.
What were the investors from New France called?
The Communauté des Habitants
What did the Communauté des Habitants give to rent a monopoly?
An annual rent in furs.
