most settlements existed in province of quebec in new france.
most settlements existed in province of quebec in new france.
where did most settlements exist in new france?
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governor general of new france









































governor general of new france was the vice-regal post in new france from 1663 until 1760 and was the last french vice-regal post. it was replaced by the british post of governor of the province of quebec following the fall of new france. while the districts of montreal and trois-rivières had their own governors, the governor general of new france and the governor of the district of quebec were the same person.









































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bullet::::- governor of montreal









































bullet::::- governor of acadia









































bullet::::- governor of plaisance









































bullet::::- governors of french louisiana
governor general of new france
the "compagnie des cent-associés" barely hung on against the iroquois onslaught, with iroquois war parties intercepting canoes carrying furs to montreal, cutting off french forts, raiding french settlements along the banks of the st. lawrence river to carry off captives, and sometimes laying out iron chains they had obtained from the dutch to blockade the st. lawrence to prevent ships from using the river. by 1660, the total population of new france was 3, 035 with about 1, 928 being french. there were about 900 people living in quebec city and about 200 each in montreal and trois-rivères, and the rest spread out in small settlements along the st. lawrence. the white population of new france was 63% male and most were engaged in someway in the fur trade. the "compagnie des cent-associés" fulfilled the terms of its royal charter to bring settlers to new france, but most were indentured laborers who left new france at the end of their five-year contracts. the harsh winters, the shortage of women, and the threat of being carried off by the iroquois led to very few frenchmen wanting to stay, and unable to build the population, the "compagnie des cent-associés" simply lacked the manpower to counter the iroquois. throughout the struggle, the authorities in new france sent desperate appeals for help to paris, only to be informed france was fully engaged in a war with spain that did not end until 1659 and there were no soldiers to spare to send to new france. additionally, france was caught in a series of civil wars known as the "fronde" in the 1650s, and with frenchmen busy killing each other, it was inconceivable to send a force across the atlantic. but even after the peace of the pyrenees ended the war with spain in 1659, the crown remained indifferent to new france. in 1661, pierre boucher, the governor of trois-rivères, visited paris to beg for help, saying that people in trois-rivères were afraid to go outside without a weapon lest they be carried off by the iroquois, only to be politely told that the responsibility of the defense of new france rested with the "compagnie des cent-associés", not the crown. unable to turn a profit with the "beaver wars" raging, the "compagnie des cent-associés" went bankrupt in 1663 and new france became a crown colony ruled directly by the french state. the immediate concern of king louis xiv was to make the new crown colony turn a profit, which would require ending the iroquois threat.
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