USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The seigneurial system was an institutional form of land distribution established in New France in 1627 and officially abolished in 1854. In New France, 80 per cent of the population lived in rural areas governed by this system of land distribution and occupation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The colony of New France was divided into long narrow strips of land perpendicular to the St Lawrence River or other waterways. The territory was organized this way to facilitate communication and because rivers were necessary for farming. Lands were first granted to seigneurs by the governor and the intendant.

Detailed explanation-3: -The seigneurial system was a way of dividing up land that would be used mostly for farming. This system was used in the part of Canada that was known as New France. The land was divided into sections called seigneuries. The French king gave each seigneury to an important person in New France.

Detailed explanation-4: -The seigneurial system was established in New France in 1627 and abolished in 1854. In this system, the seigneur divided his lands between censitaires (settlers, or inhabitants), who could then clear the land and exploit it, as well as build buildings there. Each portion of land was called a censive.

Detailed explanation-5: -The seigneurial system was also a land distribution system aimed at populating the colony and regulating society. The territory to be developed was divided into seigneuries, which were granted to figures who had provided service to the king.