Annie

**__Diary#1 __** Dear Diary, As a seigneur, I’m trying to increase France’s wealth by spreading France’s influence and religion around the world. I am living in New France, a colony across the Atlantic. I have land given to me by the King. As a seigneur, my duty is to be the leader of the community. This means I must do three different jobs. First I rent parts of this land to habitants. Second, I have to build a house, a church and a mill for myself and for the habitants. Last, I must defend my land with the help of the habitants and send reports to the King. I use wood from the nearby woods to build houses, walls for defence and furniture (like cradles, chairs, tables, etc.). For food, I have bread, butter, cheese, milk, cattle, pigs, chickens, fish, lentils and maple syrup. These foods are gathered from farms nearby. Also for clothing, we men wore moose skin jackets, breeches and a loose belt made from leather or catfish skin and the women wore long dresses made from wool and linen. We always practice the Roman Catholic religion and we have a great way to celebrate our special accessions. On any special days, friends and families gather for a great celebration that lasts for four or five days. There is singing and dancing with an evening meal and the fun continues through the night. I enjoy being a seigneur because not only was I assigned by the King, I help the community grow throughout the land.
 * Annie Block: 1-3 Jan. 19, 2010 **

From, Jean-Paul

**__Diary#2__** Dear Diary, Being a seigneur is devastating during times when I have to defend my land; being a seigneur is much better when I help the community on my land to grow. Last week, I met Jacques Francois and Seigneur Blue, both who are seigneurs and work close by. Jacques Francois and Seigneur Blue are both very similar to myself in that we’ve all been appointed by the King to provide the same kinds of service to the community. We each have three main responsibilities; we build houses, we build churches and we build mills from lumber from our forests for ourselves and our habitants. We rent portions of our lands to the habitants who work the land and defend it from invaders. Jacques Francois and Seigneur Blue both wear the same kind of clothing as me, made from animal skins. When we’re not working we go to church to practice our Roman Catholic religion. And from time to time we celebrate special occasions. Jacques Francois, Seigneur Blue and I have similar life styles. From, Jean-Paul
 * Annie Block: 1-3 Jan. 20, 2010**

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