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The Filles du Roi had to learn how to use local vegetables, to skin game and fish, to mend clothes, to grow crops and to take care of the family's health. Many of them had to learn that after their arrival, as they were mainly orphans who had lived in cities (Paris, Rouen, La Rochelle) and had no knowledge of rural life. They led a very simple, hard and rural life.
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What are the Advantages of Filles Du Roi?
The advantages of the filles du roi are that they helped the population of New France grow steadily, as colonists were only men before their arrival.
What does role for les filles du Roi for History?
The role of les filles du roi was to populate New France and the only way to do that was to bring in woman to breed. :D
How long did it take for the filles du roi to get to new France?
The filles du roi were mainly orphans. They had little prospects in France. In contrast, the newly founded colony needed women to populate the new country. The king paid for the travel and a small dowry, and the fille du roi had the opportunity to start a new life and to found a family which she didn't have in the old country.
Where did the filles du roi come from?
from france and than they went to new france to find men
Why were the filles de roi important?
The Filles De Roi was important because they could marry and reproduce (have kids) or slept with men which would populate france.
Why were the filles Du Roi important to new France?
They established the nation of quebec.
Where did the filles du roi come from and go to?
they came France to 'New France' or Quebec
Why were Filles Du Roi called King's Daughters?
The name filles du roi means "the king's daughters". The name "fille du roi" was there to indicate that they were under the safeguard of the king. The Filles du Roi were mostly orphans or abandoned young girls living in France in orphanage or in terrible condition. As it became clear that there was a need to get women to come to New France, to allow for population growth, they were placed under the patronage, or (symbolical) protection of the King. Acting as a protector, he gave them a dowry (not necessarily money) and paid for their trip to New France.
What kind of sicknesses did the filles du roi get?
The same illnesses and diseases other colonists got. These included tuberculosis, small pox, measles, complications due to childbirth, flu, infections from cuts.
What was Jean talon major accomplishments?
~ The 'Les Filles Du Roi' ~ found 3 villages ~fisrt intendent of new france
How old was the youngest filles du roi when she got married?
around 8 to 12 years of age, no one knows for sure!
Were the filles du roi ever frightened by there father?
The filles du roi were not really the king's daughters, as their name mean in French. None of them actually saw him. He was just a patron paying for them to travel and settle in the newly founded colony of New France, and gave them a dowry, consisting of a small sum of money and a trousseau. So you can assume that they had no reason to be frightened by the king.
