SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NEW FRANCE
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Intendant, Seigneurs, Clergy and the Bishop
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Habitants, Clergy, Seigneurs and the Governor
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The Governor, Seigneurs, The Bishop
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Conseil Souverain, or Sovereign Council of New France, was an institution established by Louis XIV in April 1663, evolving from earlier governing bodies. The three main persons to sit on the council were the Governor General, the Bishop and the Intendant.
Detailed explanation-2: -The intendant was to be in charge of police, justice, and finance in the colony. Shortly after the post’s creation in 1665, the intendant began to sit on the Sovereign Council, though its place on the council was not made official until 1675.
Detailed explanation-3: -The council initially comprised the governor, the bishop, the INTENDANT and 5 councillors. In 1703 membership grew to 12, to which 4 associated judges were added in 1742. Members, usually recruited from the French gentry, were nominated initially by the governor and the bishop and later by the king.
Detailed explanation-4: -The council’s power included the naming of judges and minor officials, control of public funds and commerce with France, regulation of the fur trade with the Indians, and the right to issue policy decrees on colonial affairs.