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Question: Why do you think couples of New France has so many children!?
It is a known fact that married woman of New france tended to have a baby approximately once every two years until they reached menopause!. Why do you think this is!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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They were Catholic and even illegal abortions were usually not an option!. In those days, your ability to survive was sometimes based on how many children you had--they tended fields, checked the traps, and generally made themselves useful from a very young age!. also, since many children died before age one, it was important to keep having children so that enough survived!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Most French people are Catholic and do not practise birth control!.Www@QuestionHome@Com