EUROPEANS EXPLORE AND COLONIZE THE AMERICAS

1. Government: New France was divided into two provinces: Canada and Louisiana. Each was administered by a royal governor, or intendant, appointed by the king of France. The King's officials exercised complete control over the colonists. The people had no voice in the government.

2. Landholding: The system of landholding in New France was similar to that used in the mother country. Large estates were granted to seigneurs (lords), who in turn rented small farms to habitants (settlers).

3. Relations with the Indians: Unlike the English, the French did not clear the forests, drive out the wildlife, and take over Indian lands for homes and farms. Therefore, the French, on the whole, maintained better relations with the Indians than did the other Europeans in the New World.

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