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The New France Economy Compared to ours
The Economy Of New France
Fisheries
Besides the Fur trade, New France had many fisheries, such as the fortress of Louisburg. Louisburg was not just a fishery, it was an entire village based off of fishing. The French established the fortress of Louisburg because in their religion, there were certain days of the year when they could not eat meat, so they used fish as an alternative. Now, the only major fisheries are owned by the big fish companies.
Bibliography
- -www.historymuseum.ca
- -www.canadiana.ca
- -www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
- -people.upei.ca
- -www.chroniclesofamerica.com
By: Connor Mcallister and Andrew Zhang
Agriculture
The Fur Trade
The people of New France relied on Farming as one of their major sources of food. They planted crops such as wheat and maize and vegetables like peas. Usually the women and children worked out in the fields planting while the men traded fur, fished, hunted etc. In modern day Canada, only farmers farm on a vast scale.
The fur trade was the main economic activity in New France. In fact, New France was practically built on the fur trade. The fur trade created alliances and enemies between the first nations, the French, and the British. It also created many jobs such as runners of the woods, & voyageurs. Plus it impacted the first nations and changed their way of life by giving them access to many convenience items such as muskets, pots and pans, axes and knives.
Fun Fact
In New France, there was a point in time when they weren't getting enough money from France, so they used poker cards as currency
The Meat
The French definitely ate a large amount of meat. As the people started coming over to New France, they started eating the wild game that was on this vast land. Men regularly went out to hunt. Butcher and meat shops sold the meat. Other times, the hunters kept the meat to themselves. Examples include pork, beef, deer and native birds. Now they are raised and killed on farms.