LIfe in France - Activity 2

1. Describe the “types” of women that lived in New France and what roles they played
A lot of the women were nuns but there were few women in total. Women at this tie in these places had very few rights. Women often helped in a family business.
2. What rights did women have in New France?  How were these rights different than men?
They had barley any rights. Married women were not aloud to easily carry on a business, sue or be sued, dispose of her own property without her husband consent.
3. Who were the filles du roi?  When did they come to New France and for what purpose.
  les Filles du Roi ("The King's Daughters'') were young, unmarried women. They were shipped off to New France between 1663 and 1673 by the French king. They went there because he wanted the population to grow and have the women be married and have kids.
4. What was the everyday life of a filles du roi?  How were the integrated into life in New France?
There life was to find a husband and have children. Many filles du roi did not integrate well and were sent back to france.