Their population source was very different than the Spanish population source, which was mostly conquistadors, and soldiers (later came the farmers) which was very different than the other colonies. Their government was completely subject to the king, unlike the Spanish who had Viceroyalties but they are still similar because the viceroys needed to follow all the king's laws and could not make any of their own. The beginning of the French colonies were French catholics, protestants were excluded. The Spanish hated protestants but the French settled in Canada which was a distance away from the
Their population source was very different than the Spanish population source, which was mostly conquistadors, and soldiers (later came the farmers) which was very different than the other colonies. Their government was completely subject to the king, unlike the Spanish who had Viceroyalties but they are still similar because the viceroys needed to follow all the king's laws and could not make any of their own. The beginning of the French colonies were French catholics, protestants were excluded. The Spanish hated protestants but the French settled in Canada which was a distance away from the