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what did the governer do
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he represented the king, controlled the miliatary and looks after the defence of the colony.
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what did the the intendant
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he was the chief administrator of the colony. he worked to keep the colony in good order, and make it less dependant on france for meeting its basic needs.
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what is a charter
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a set of rules and priveleges granted to a company by a king or queen.
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what is a dowry
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money a women brings to a wedding for the husband.
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what is a monopoly
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the complete controll of a resource by a single company.
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what were habitants
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they were farmers.
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what were merchants
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merchants made their living on the fur trade and they imported goods from france and traded them.
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whats is mercantillism
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a regulated economic system that made a country rich from its colonies.
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monopoly
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it is a complete controll of a resource owned by a company
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flakes
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a place where people dried their catch
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castor
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a gland at the base of a beavers tail
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voyageurs
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a voyageur was a traveler
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coreur de bois
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this meant a runner of the woods
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pow wow
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a gathering of first nations
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habitants
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they were farmers who lived on seigneuries.
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seigneuries
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were large plots of land granted by a king or queen.
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corvee
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was an owned labor
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hbc
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hudsons bay company
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what does nwc mean.
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north west company
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