SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NEW FRANCE
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Question
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Who were the Fille du Roi (King’s Daughters)
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the farmers and citizens of New France
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networks of colonies controlled by a single country
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orphan girls sent to the colony to marry a colonist in New France
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system of countries extending their control over other nations
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. The Filles du Roi (King’s Daughters) were unmarried women and sometimes widows who were sponsored by the king to immigrate to New France between 1663 and 1673.
Detailed explanation-2: -The majority of the “Filles du roi” [King’s Daughters] were impoverished orphans whose emigration was organized and supported by the royal administration.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Filles du roi, or King’s Daughters, were some 768 women who arrived in the colony of New France (Canada) between 1663 and 1673, under the financial sponsorship of King Louis XIV of France.
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