How Did The French Revolution Contributed To The Formation Of New France?

Between 1534 and 1759, the French dominated the North American territory, economy, and military. However, the Western territories controlled by the French officially divorced their motherland, under the Treaty of Paris in 1763. This change in power was the product of many preconditions, notably trade, an absolutist government, population discrepancies, and military absence. Firstly, after the first decade since the formation of New France, French immigration stalled, resulting in a population too small to “create profitable local demand for industries” (L&G p. 29). Therefore, the French colony’s economy was heavily centered on the fur trade and providing France with raw materials. The French settlers were also encouraged to contribute to activities
In the south, the Thirteen Colonies began industrialization, which allowed for the diversification of materials, evolving “military protection,” and could “manufacture on the spot” (slide 11). New France could not produce products for itself, instead the colony continued to rely on “constant resupply” from its mother country (Slide 11). Furthermore, the French colony abided by a royal government (slide 10). In other words, with the support of the power of divine rights, King Louis XIV gained absolute authority over all governmental and military decisions (TB p. 100). Even though New France was thousands of miles away from its mother country, the colony was still required to submit to the king’s authority. All decisions or changes in political, economic, and military policy took place in France. These changes would then take a long time to create as well as implement within the colony due to the distance separating both territories. In 1750, Governor Roland-Michel Barin de La Galissonière pleaded to strengthen New France, but the king refused due to the “crown’s financial difficulties” and the “protection of the more profitable.colonies” (C p.