SOCI 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Sovereign Council Of New France, Fur People, Asteroid Family
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After the threat of the iroquois has passed new france could now prosper. The french extended their contact with the first nations and continued to trade with fur. As the colony became bigger agriculture became more important, france was now an important link in caribbean trade but imperial rivalry between france and england posed a new threat. Eventually the french crown turned new france into a royal province. The crown strengthened the economy of new france and placed new political institutions that would last for a century. Stability in france meant stability in new france, to make a dynamic presence in the new world france decided to make the colony under royal rule. New france now acquired the same administrative structure as france. The new advisor unlike all the others was not an official of the roman catholic church. U(cid:374)der the (cid:374)e(cid:449) ad(cid:373)i(cid:374)istrati(cid:448)e ruli(cid:374)g fra(cid:374)(cid:272)e"s e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)y (cid:271)e(cid:272)a(cid:373)e (cid:448)ery stro(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d (cid:448)ery mercantilist. Colbert reduced the kingdoms debt by increasing taxation.
