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first of all its the seigneurial system, the seigneur is the head of the place which is called the seigneury. second of all the king granted the seigneur and his family land for free, the seigneur is then to divide up the land and give it to habitant for a seigneurial due or in other words the habitant pay rent. the habitant are farmers.
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Is a seigneur a big part of new France?
Yes, the seigneur is a big part of new france because their jobs were to divide the land for the habitants, see the population of the people in New France that is on the seigneury. Without a seigneur none of those things can't be done.
In which way did the habitants help New France?
Since New France was a colony, it was expected to provide inexpensive, raw materials for the mother country which was France. Habitants helped by farming the raw materials and giving it to the seigneur. They used the farming to pay off their dept or they can pay off their dept in coins. These two methods of payment are called `cens et rens`. A seigneur is an official in New France who divided the land into rectangular strips for the Habitants to farm in. Almost every Habitant lives in 32 hector parcels of land. The seigneur did not own the land, but the king of France did which was King Lois the 14th. The seigneur was only asked to divide the land. Usually the seigneur`s plot was the biggest.
What are the advantage to seigneur in new France?
well, you have a higher social status. :)
What is the difference in between a seigneur and a habitant from New France in Canada?
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Who wher the seigneure?
The Seigneur's where french who came to New France to form a colony.
The Seigneurial System plus The Three Roles of the seigneurial system?
In New France, the seigneurial system was the model by which land was allotted, cleared, and farmed by habitants. (farmers) It was the basis upon which a year round food supply became available a population expansion could occur. The three main roles of the seigneurial system were the king, the seigneur, and the habitant.
What were the advantages and disadvantages of habitant in New France?
Advantages: They can eat what they growed Disadvantages: They had to pay money to the Seigneur
Who was King Louis XIV of New France?
he was an English explorer
Who was the king of new France?
there was never a King of New France( Quebec, Canada)
Who got a seigneury?
A seigneury was typically granted by the king to a noble in New France (Canada) as a land grant in exchange for loyalty and service. Seigneuries were a form of feudal land tenure system where the seigneur held legal and economic rights over the land, while habitants (tenant farmers) worked the land in exchange for rent or labor.
How the governor of new France became the governor of new France?
He was appointed by the nobility in France (basically the king hired him
Who were the king and queen of New France Canada?
When Canada was called New France it was a French possession and the King of France was soveriegn over it.
