SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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High level of population
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Rights to jury trials
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Direct control by the French King
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Major legislative bodies
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Detailed explanation-1: -At its peak, the French colony of New France stretched over a vast area from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Louisiana. The French presence was characterized by extensive trade, as well as by recurrent conflicts with the Indigenous peoples, who were established over a wide area that France sought to appropriate.
Detailed explanation-2: -But the fur trade was the real economic driver of New France. The harvesting of furs created wealth, stimulated the exploration of the continent and created alliances with many Aboriginal peoples.
Detailed explanation-3: -Colonies were ruled, on the one hand, through decrees issued by two different ministries (the Ministry of the Interior and the Colonial Office) in Paris and, on the other hand, by executive orders that made the representative of the French government the main source of the law.