Chapter II

1516-1627

COLONIZATION

UNDER THE EARLY TRADING COMPANIES OF NEW FRANCE

FRENCH COLONIZATION, A CHRISTIANIZING MOVEMENT--THE CROSS
AND CROWN--ROBERVAL'S COMMISSION TO COLONIZE CANADA AND
HOCHELAGA--FEUDALISM PROJECTED--CRIMINALS AND MALEFACTORS TO BE
SENT AS COLONISTS--JACQUES CARTIER SAILS IN ADVANCE--CHARLESBOURG
ROYAL, THE FIRST COLONY, STARTED--CARTIER SAILS FOR HOCHELAGA AND
PASSES TUTONAGUY--CARTIER SAILS SECRETLY FOR FRANCE--CHARLESBOURG
A FAILURE--DEATH OF CARTIER--HIS GREAT NEPHEW, NOEL, VISITS THE
GREAT SAULT IN 1557--THE FIRST PRIVATE MONOPOLY TO NOEL AND
OTHERS--THE FIRST ROYAL TRADE MONOPOLY TO DE LA ROCHE--THE EDICT OF
NANTES--CHAUVIN, A HUGUENOT, SECURES A TRADE MONOPOLY--TADOUSSAC,
THE COURT OF KING PETAUD--EYMARD DE CHASTES RECEIVES A COMMISSION
AND ENGAGES THE SERVICES OF A ROYAL GEOGRAPHER, SAMUEL DE
CHAMPLAIN--CHAMPLAIN'S FIRST VISIT TO THE SAULT--DE MONTS, SUCCEEDING
DE CHASTES, RETAINS CHAMPLAIN AS HIS LIEUTENANT--QUEBEC CHOSEN
BY CHAMPLAIN--CHAMPLAIN BECOMES A COMPANY PROMOTER AND MANAGING
DIRECTOR, THE SHAREHOLDERS BEING MOSTLY HUGUENOTS, THE PRINCE DE
CONDE, GOVERNOR GENERAL--CHAMPLAIN'S BLUNDER IN ALLYING HIMSELF WITH
THE ALGONQUINS AND HURONS AGAINST THE IROQUOIS, AFTERWARDS THE CAUSE
OF IROQUOIS HOSTILITIES AGAINST THE FUTURE MONTREAL--THE COMING OF
THE "RECOLLECTS"--CHAMPLAIN'S ATTEMPT AT A REAL COLONIZING SETTLEMENT
AT QUEBEC--THE JESUITS ARRIVE--THE COMPANY OF ONE HUNDRED
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CHAPTER III

1603-1625

THE GREAT SAULT

CHAMPLAIN THE FIRST TRADER

THE HISTORY OF HOCHELAGA AFTER CARTIER'S VISIT--CHAMPLAIN, THE
FIRST CARTOGRAPHER OF THE ISLAND OF MONTREAL--ITS DESCRIPTION
IN 1603--CHAMPLAIN EXPLORES THE NEIGHBORHOOD--PLACE ROYALE IN
1611--ST. HELEN'S ISLAND NAMED--THE FIRST TRADING TRANSACTION
RECORDED--CHAMPLAIN SHOOTS THE RAPIDS, 1613--THE EXPLORATION
OF THE OTTAWA VALLEY--1615 THE FIRST MASS IN CANADA AT RIVIERE
DES PRAIRIES--1625 THE DROWNING OF VIEL AND AHUNTSIC AT
SAULT-AU-RECOLLET--THE INTENTION OF CHAMPLAIN TO MAKE A PERMANENT
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CHAPTER IV

1627-1641

COLONIZATION

UNDER THE COMPANY OF ONE HUNDRED ASSOCIATES

THE CHARTER OF THE HUNDRED ASSOCIATES THE BASIS OF THE SEIGNEURIAL
SYSTEM TO BE AFTERWARDS ESTABLISHED AT MONTREAL--THE ENGLISH IN
1629 CAPTURE QUEBEC--1632, CANADA AGAIN CEDED TO THE FRENCH--1633,
THE COMING OF THE JESUITS--THE RECOLLECTS DO NOT RETURN--THREE
RIVERS IS ESTABLISHED--DESCRIPTION OF COLONIAL LIFE AT QUEBEC--DEATH
OF CHAMPLAIN IN 1635--THE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS TO BE IMITATED
AFTERWARDS AT MONTREAL--THE "RELATIONS DES JESUITES"--THE IROQUOIS
BEGIN THEIR ATTACKS--THE NEWS OF A REINFORCEMENT AND DISAPPOINTMENT
THAT MONTREAL HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS ITS HEADQUARTERS 49