Slow Demographic Growth

In New France Blue textbook 29-33

Slow Growth of opulation

In the !"th centur# $ifferent tactic% to attract coloni%t #iel$e$ few re%ult% &an# birth but low le'el of immigration (ea$er% in NF ha$ $ifferent ob)ect%-Some belie'e$ that immigration woul$ mean lo%t of profit *ther% were intere%te$ in economic+ %ocial an$ cultural $e'elopment

 Champlain Project- he tra'ele$ to France to promote immigration His proposals, -a'e entire famil# migrate Set up an a$mini%tration .reate citie% Buil$ fort%

.hamplain ropo%al% continue%///

De'elop the .hri%tian faith-.atholic immigration an$ con'erting 0boriginal% *pen route to 0%ia -owe'er+ there wa% a lack intere%t from authoritie% an$ merchant% In$i'i$ual% ha$ to migrate on their own

 *ne famil# $i$ in !1!"-(oui% -2bert an$ &arie 3ollet-Fir%t famil# to %ettle$ in NF in 4. !129-5ngli%h attack-6 familie% li'e$ in 4. an$ !77 people in total !138-.hamplain $ie$-immigration fell %hort of expectation%

Obligations and interests of companies

Fur tra$e monopolie% were grante$ to $ifferent companie% 9he companie%: onl# obligation% were to %ettle an$ con'ert the 0boriginal% Settlement% howe'er were expen%i'e, ;ou ha$ to recruit %ettler%

 9ran%port them to NF .reating in%titution% for a %ociet# to function (e%% profit for companie% lu%+ %ettler% %eeing a% threat in the fur tra$e

3e%ult-companie% neglect their $utie%

.ompan# of -un$re$ 0%%ociate%

!12"-.ompan# of New France <.ompan# of -un$re$ 0%%ociate%= wa% create$ b# >ing to relaunch coloni?ation Company faced problems right away, !12"-France war with 5nglan$ Ship% carr#ing coloni%t% were attacke$ !129-4. capture$ b# Briti%h 3#r% %iege of 4.

 !132- France regaine$ NF an$ 0ca$ia !113- .ompan# of a -un$re$ 0%%ociate% $i%%ol'e$ .ompan# $i$ increa%e immigration-but below expectation% Read the founding of MTL-Page !

"ettlements as a means of e#angeli$ation

.atholic .hurch $e%ire$ to con'ert 0boriginal% encourage$ %ettlement% &i%%ionarie% belie'e$ that immigrant% %er'ing a% a mo$el woul$ help with 0boriginal% con'ert @e%uit% %aw %ettlement% a% a wa# to help po'ert# an$ unemplo#ment in France

 @e%uit% publication% a%ke$ for $onation% or for people to come help coloni%t% an$ 0boriginal% 3eligiou% organi?ation% helpe$ with immigration .lerg#A.hurch grante$ 'a%t %eigneurie%

 !1"6-88B of %eigneurie% grante$ to religiou% communitie% 5ntire i%lan$ of &9( wa% grante$ to religiou% communitie% French 3egime <!17C-!"17= %aw C77 cleric% <women an$ men=

%fforts of the Royal administration to help Settlement of NF

!113->ing (oui% DIE $eci$e$ to reorgani?e$ hi% colonial empire 9he go'erning of the NF wa% entru%te$ to a Go'ernor an$ an Inten$ant Inten$ant )ob, %ettlement an$ organi?ation of territor# <granting lan$+ roa$%+ etc/=

 &ean Talon was 'ntendant at the time He too( a census in )*** +fter o#er a ),! yrs -. population was only /), Occupation0 e1ploitation and defence of -. needed a much larger population 2ing wanted to also create a mar(et for goods produced in mother country 3.rance4

Royal administration steps to increase the population

S#%tem of engag2-%ee T5-Page / 9o increa%e birth%-Filles du Roi emigration wa% implemente$ Single men ha$ to marr# the%e women within !8 $a#% or ri%k lo%ing hunting+ fi%hing an$ tra$ing right% .arignan-Sali2re% officer% were grante$ %eigneurie% after the# were %ent to $efen$ the coloni%t% $uring the IroFuoi% war% <!118-1"=

5ffort% to increa%e opulation///

9he engage+ %ol$ier%+ Fille du Roi emigration were encourage$ ri%oner% were al%o $eporte$ to NF Seigneur% an$ other %ettler% ha$ to $e'elope$ lan$ or lo%e it 5arl# marriage% an$ high birth rate% were encourage$ through pa#ment% to mother%/ &onetar# fine% again%t father% who $i$ not marr# off %on% earl#