French colonial authorities in New France

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French colonial authorities in New France were the representatives of the French Crown who governed its North American territories, overseeing administration, military defense, trade, and relations with Indigenous peoples.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative authority
colonial government
appliesToTerritory Acadia
Province of Canada
surface form: Canada (colony)

Illinois Country
Louisiana Territory
surface form: Louisiana (New France)

New France
Pays d'en Haut
Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador
surface form: Plaisance (Newfoundland)

Cape Breton Island
surface form: Île Royale (Cape Breton Island)

Île Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island)
capital Quebec City
country Kingdom of France
dissolvedFollowing Treaty of Paris (1763)
endTime 1763
governedBy French Crown
hasPart Governor General of New France
Intendant of New France
Sovereign Council of New France
colonial clergy with administrative roles in New France
colonial military commanders in New France
royal judges in New France
hasResponsibility allocation of seigneuries
civil administration
diplomatic relations with Indigenous peoples
implementation of royal edicts
judicial administration
military defense
missionary support and religious policy
public order
regulation of the fur trade
tax collection
urban planning in colonial towns
historicalEvent French and Indian War (as part of British America)
surface form: Seven Years' War in North America

Treaty of Paris (1763)
Treaty of Utrecht
legalSystem Custom of Paris
notableOfficeHolder Charles de Beauharnois
Gilles Hocquart
Jean Talon
Louis de Buade de Frontenac
Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial
surface form: Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil

Samuel de Champlain
officialLanguage French
religion Roman Catholicism
replacedBy British colonial authorities in former French territories in North America
startTime 1608
subordinateTo French Ministry of Marine
King of France
Secretary of State of the Navy
surface form: Secretary of State of the Navy of France

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Roman Catholic Church in Quebec historicalAllianceWith French colonial authorities in New France
Louis Jolliet employer French colonial authorities in New France
Jesuits in New France supportedBy French colonial authorities in New France
this entity surface form: French colonial administration
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye employer French colonial authorities in New France
this entity surface form: French colonial administration of New France
Port Royal usedBy French colonial authorities in New France
subject surface form: Port Royal (Acadia)
this entity surface form: French colonial administration