LWSO 203 Lecture Notes - Coutume, English Criminal Law, Quebec Act
25 Mar 2013
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French influences: french colonization of north america. 1534-35 first european to sail up the st. lawrence. Economic activities fur trade, obtain rights of exploitation (got there first so they could exploit resources), made contacts with native suppliers and made some treaties. Governance left to private companies in return for exclusive right to resources (fairly lawless) Religious many missionaries (roman catholic and jesuit), few conversions (they were unsuccessful) 1663 control of colony returned to king (companies weren"t working so king took power again) Made new france a province of france (no longer a colony, french law applies) Governance governeur (military and external matters) and intendent (internal matterss- justice, administration, finance) Filles de roi french women to marry settlers (the men needed women to marry, sent ~800 women to canada, paid their way there and their dowries) Pop grew to 70,000 native born, french speaking settlers: french law coutume de paris - 1663.
