1626-1694+Jean+Talon

Jean Talon “Jean Talon.” //Wikipedia.// Wikipedia, 6 May. 2012. Web. 21 May. 2012. < http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Talon#Rescue_of_New_France>. “Talon, Jean.” //Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online.// University of Toronto,2000. Web. 21 May. 2012. .
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 * Intendant of New France (Quebec, Canada)
 * In charge of justice, police and finances
 * New France was disorganized and weak
 * Intendant = reorganization of New France
 * Wanted to change economic base of fur trades into agriculture instead
 * King sent a list of things he needed to do in order to expand the colony
 * First plan) Needed greater population to do ->proposed massive immigration
 * 1665 - 1676 1,500 people immigrated to Canada
 * Workers must settle and work for three years and salary was modest -> at the end of their engagement they are promised a tract of land, some supplies and tools
 * Double-advantage: colonists had precious manpower and gave settlers time to adapt to working conditions in Canada
 * To balance the population, females were sent to Canada (king's daughter - filles du roi)
 * Gave 300 livres to families with 10 children, and 400 to those of 12 children
 * Organized what type of people go to which village (carpenters, shoemakers etc in each village)
 * Talon promoted commerce and encouraged things like the development of fishing industries
 * Encouraged increasing livestock in New France and agriculture
 * Changed Canada from disorganized and weak into flourishing population and land
 * Laid foundation of economic and political systems, made huge commercial and industrial progress
 * If he hadn't done this, Canada would be a mess and not one of the best places in the world today ;)