1. The roles of the church in New France
By: Abby, Suhayb and Sarah Z

2. What was the initial purpose of the Roman Catholic in New France? Abby
Samuel Champlain believed that it was his responsibility to share the Roman Catholic religion. It resulted in catholic missionary priests coming to North America to try to convert the First Nations people to Catholicism. The French king believed that the colony would be stronger if everybody was Roman Catholic.
What was the initial purpose of the Roman Catholic in New France? Abby

3. How did the purpose of the church change over time?Sarah Z
The Jesuits were the people that first arrived in New France in They established a college for the sons of settlers at Quebec in 1635, and established hospitals and convents by bringing groups of nuns to New France.
The Jesuits built mission churches and schools for the Huron between 1639 and Their headquarters were located in the mission of Sainte Marie in Huronia.

4. What new roles did the church have Suhayb
The churches in new france was the only source of education in the colony. It thought children the catholic religion and to read in write Latin and French.
What new roles did the church have Suhayb

5. What changes did the arrival of the Roman Catholic religion have to the lifestyle and culture on the First Nations people? Abby

6. The First Nations people had to change their way of life when the Roman Catholic religion came into perspective, because they had there own ways of living and they had their own beliefs and disbeliefs. The First Nations people choose to live their own way but when the French came, with the Roman Catholic religion, they ended up having to go with what the nuns and jesuits did and said. It also affected the future generations because they would learn about the Roman Catholic religion instead of their traditional beliefs.