Seigneurie3

This is a page for titudoogle, britarose, sillygirl, skateyskater and fastestwheel to keep notes as they learn about the Seigneurial System. -The farms were long and skinny. -The farms were close to the water. -The St. Lawrence River was very important. -There were a catholic church. -The Mill was for grinding grain into flour. -Seingeur lives in the manor house. -The manor house was very big. -The women turned the earth and breaked it up. -The main road was called le chemin du roi -The houses were made of wood and stone. -There was not a lot of windows because they were expensive. -The houses were very small. -The houses were gloomy inside because there were not many windows. -There was one chimney because there was only one fireplace in one room. -Sometimes windows were made of oiled cloth. -The fireplaces were made for cooking, light and heat. -There was one common room and a small room for sleeping. -There was no running water so they had to get water in buckets. -They used candles to light the room because there was no electricity. -The houses were not decorated. -In winter they used a cast iron stove to heat the room better. -In winter they played games to pass time. -In winter they told stories and sang songs. -Sometimes they go to neighbour's houses to play. -There was bread stoves to bake bread. -If they did not have a bread stove they asked a neighbour to use their bread stove. -There was a bread hutch to keep the bread from bugs and mice. -There was no running water they needed to go to the river.
 * The Seigneurie**
 * A Habitant's Home**

- There was a stable where they kept their animals. - There was a milkhouse where they kept the milk, cheese and their butter. - The milkhouse was close to the stable because it was close to the cows. - There was a barn where they kept wheat, oats, barley, hay and corn. - There was a big garden where they grew fruit and vegtables. - If there was leftovers from their harvest they sold it to get money. - They celebrated when the barn was full. - They had to give a part of their harvest to the seigneurs. - They cut trees to make new fields and to heat. - There was a field where they planted corn, wheat, barley, oats and flax. - If they didn't have a milkhouse they put the milk, cheese and butter in the basement. -There were treess
 * A Habitant's Farm**

- There was a manor house where the seigneurs lived. - The seigneur had a horse to carry him. - The manor house was made of stone. - In the manor house was very fancy. - The manor house had a lot of windows. - On the first of may it was may day.
 * The Manor House**

- There was a mill where they grind wheat into flour. - When the flour was ready the farmers needed to give a part to the Miller and to the seigneurs. -On the common land they did training for melisha and passture for the animal. - They needed to go to church every week. -
 * Mill, Church & Common Land**