Trois-Rivières, New France
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Trois-Rivières, New France was an important early French colonial settlement in what is now Quebec, Canada, serving as a strategic fur-trading and missionary center along the St. Lawrence River.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colonial town
ⓘ
colonial settlement ⓘ former populated place ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | capital of the government of Trois-Rivières ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | government of Trois-Rivières NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialAdministration |
Governor General of New France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Intendant of New France ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Trois-Rivières NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately midway between Quebec City and Montreal ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| era |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| fortifications | wooden palisade ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Laviolette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1634 ⓘ |
| function |
fur-trading center
ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ missionary center ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | link between Atlantic trade and interior of North America ⓘ |
| governance | seigneurial system ⓘ |
| indigenousRelations |
trade with Algonquin peoples
ⓘ
trade with Huron-Wendat ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Custom of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | Saint-Maurice River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | St. Lawrence River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionaryOrdersPresent |
Jesuits
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Récollets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | three channels of the Saint-Maurice River ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
Christianization of Indigenous peoples
ⓘ
exchange of European goods for furs ⓘ |
| partOf |
French colonial defensive line along the St. Lawrence
ⓘ
St. Lawrence River valley settlements ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | city of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | French ⓘ |
| region | Mauricie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousJurisdiction | Roman Catholic Church in New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of fur trade routes between Quebec and Montreal
ⓘ
intermediary post between Quebec City and Montreal ⓘ |
| successor | Trois-Rivières, Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threats | Iroquois raids ⓘ |
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