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1
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What was the only church in New France?

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The Catholic Church

2
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What did the Catholic church establish?

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Parishes

3
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What is a parish?

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A piece of territory overseen by a priest.

4
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What kind of jobs did the priests have?

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They had to make records of every single person, like when they got married, became a parent etc…

5
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What did Colonists have to do to attend church regularly?

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They paid a tithe (another form of tax) of money or goods.

6
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What happened if they didn’t pay?

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They would be taken out of their annual rent to the seigneur every year.

7
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What was an example of Habitants that weren’t respected the priest or churches instructions?

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Habitants wouldn’t baptize their child on time.

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What would be considered if you didn’t baptize your child?

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It would be considered disobedient.

9
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What happened in the case of disobedience?

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The priest would receive a pastoral letter from the bishop asking that the particular Habitant corrects their behaviour.

10
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Why did the priest read the letters out loud during church services?

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To embarrass the Habitants and their families so that they would want to correct their ways.

11
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Who settled in New France in 1659?

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Francois de Laval

12
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What did he find?

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The Séminaire de Quebec in Quebec city to train colony priests.

13
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What did he become?

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The first bishop in New France

14
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What was his role of being a bishop?

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Overseeing all religious activity like seeing that the beliefs, rites (ceremonies) and teachings of the Catholic church were respected through the administration of pastoral letters.

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What were religious communities in New France responsible for?

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Establishing social support and guidance.

16
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What did many religious communities find?

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Schools and hospitals

17
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What did the Catholic church believe would happen if they established a French Catholic colony in New France?

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It would serve as a model for evangelization.

18
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Who found the religious community of Ville-Marie and in what year?

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Paul de Chomedy de Maisonneuve and Jeanne Mance in 1642.

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What did they build?

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Churches, schools, and hospitals.

20
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Why were these things built in the middle of an island?

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It would be near a river which Native People used so that the French could evangelize them.

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What was Maisonneuve responsible for?

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Leading the Société de Notre-Dame de Montréal who were responsible for establishing Montreal.

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What was Jeanne Mance responsible for?

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Developing and running the hospital Hotel-Dieu de Montreal until her death.

23
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What was opened in Quebec city in 1639?

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The Ursulines opened a school for girls under the direction of Marie de l’Incarnation.

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What was opened that same year?

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The Hotel Dieu de Quebec opened by the Augustine’s which was a big hospital.

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What did these organizations provide?

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They provided services for colonists and First Nations alike.