The Development Of Society In Neew France Pt 2

Question 1

What is the Seigneurial system?

Answer 1

dividing land served as the basis for organizing social relations in New France

Question 2

Was the Seigneurial System successful?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

How did the Seigneurial system work?

Answer 3

The company of 100 Associates granted parts of land to seigneurs
This land was called a Seigneury
It was divided into smaller lots called censives
Censives were distributed by seigneurs to new comers to New France who were known as censitaires
Refer to pg.73

Question 4

Why was it important for the Seigneuries to be situated next to rivers of water?

Answer 4

Waterways were the main communication channels in New France

Question 5

The Seigneurs consisted of:

Answer 5

Nobles
members of the bourgeoise
Administrators
Military officers

Question 6

What are the responsibilities of the seigneurs ?

Answer 6

Remain loyal to the king
To give a censives to someone who agreed to the requirement
To reserve any metal, ore or oaks for the king
To build and upkeep a mill for the censitaires
If they sold their Seigneury they had to give one fifth of their value to the king
To keep with the state of fairs and inform authorities ( population, money, collected etc.)

Question 7

Why where habitants attracted to the idea of living in New France?

Answer 7

Earning a living that may have slightly more profitable than in france
To have larger farms
Familiarity of a peasant/lord relationships
Carving a family legacy in New France

Question 8

What are the responsibilities of the Censitaires

Answer 8

To work the land
To pay annual rent to the seigneur in money or goods
To mill grains in the seigneurs mill and give him a portion of the grain milled
To provide an average of these days labor annually
To maintain roads

Question 9

Daily Life on a Censive:
Summer-
Winter-

Answer 9

Summer was delicate to farm works and clearing the lands

Winter allowed for some leisure time. Included woodworking knitting get togethers