History 2201E Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sovereign Council Of New France, Jean Talon, User Fee
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Lecture 5 part 1 development of new france. Had to report number of oak trees very precious wood. Minerals belonged to the company of new france and the king: rights and responsibilities of the habitants. Had to pay a small fee for the land. Had to work on the domain as well. Had to pay user fee for the grist mill. Solidly catholic: french protestants not allowed to be part of colonialism, but the. Huguenots owned the ships and many ports: 1659: bishop laval the first french bishop. Ultra-montain: beyond the mountains, answers directly to. Rome and not the king of france: education based on the jesuit education math, philosophy, no sciences or anything practical. Social atmosphere: peaceful, people happy, accepted the fact that the church represented authority. 25% more than coin in france to increase cash flow. Didn"t work well in the long run. Coin was often counterfeited: playing cards deemed legal tender, given monetary value.