Social Grade 7 - Chapter 3
the state or fact of living or existing at the same time or in the same place
coexistance
an economic system that allowed an imperial country to become rich by selling the resources taken from its colonies
mercantilism
the state or quality of being resistant to a particular infectious disease; protection or exemption from something, especially an obligation or penalty
immunity
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
epidemic
a powerful official; in New France, the most powerful member of the sovereign council and the King's personal representative
governor
a title given to a high-ranking official or administrator, especially in France, Spain, Portugal, or one of their colonies
intendant
a senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders
bishop
an early French settler in Canada, especially Quebec
habitant
a land distribution system aimed at populating the colony and regulating society
seigneur
a woodsman or (fur) trader of French origin
courer de bois (translates to: fur trader)
a boatman employed by the fur companies in transporting goods and passengers to and from trading posts
voyageur