The Fur Trade Case Study

The society of New France was circled around key components such as life on the farm, brief visits they made to the main settlements, and the hold that the Catholic church applied to their spiritual needs. The main business in New France at the time was the Fur trade. The fur trade was extremely important and played a huge role in the historical development of New France, being the lure of the resources that convinced the French to establish a permanent residence in the St. Lawrence River Valley in the early 17th century. The French were also motivated to expand into the Great Lake regions, the Mississippi, Ohio, Illinois river valleys and the Hudson Bay watershed. Although the fur trade was huge in business, not everyone helped out with it.
Some young men would leave the farm life and form a romantic elite part of French Canadian society. The Religion at the time was almost all Catholics as life was partially conducted by the Church. Recollects, Jesuits, Capuchins, Ursulines, Hospitallers were all motivated by the same faith and aspired to one thing only: to convert Aboriginal people to save their souls. The Occupation mainly consisted of farming, carpentering, and baking. Because of the church, most arts such as theatre or music weren’t allowed. Few artisans and peasants owned books. The job of women in New France was to take care of the children and the household. If the woman were of a family of wealth or high social status they could have hired servants to help them with the work. Poor women could not afford this and had to depend on the help from older siblings. Nowadays, Canada is a very multicultural and diverse country where a variety of occupations are available, from jobs such as cashiers, teachers, IT professionals, and marketing and advertising managers.
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