Arrival in Canada Flashcards
Where did the Vikings come from?
Norway
Who came first Cabot or the Vikings?
Vikings around the year 1000
What year did Cabot set sail?
1497 from Britain sent by Henry 7th
What did Cabot call the place he found?
New Found Land & claimed for England
What did Cabot discover off the coast of New Found Land?
The Grand Banks which is a HUGE fishing area
Who came first Cartier or John Cabot?
Cabot = British got here first
Cartier was French & he came 35 years later
How many trips did Cartier make?
Three, first in 1534
Which french guy came 10 years before Cartier?
Verrazano in 1524 - discovered it was a continent not just a bunch of islands.
What did Cartier do on his first trip?
Trying to find the North West Passage, he met the Iroquois, claimed what he found for France, then kidnapped the chief’s two sons and took them back to France
What did Cartier find on his second trip?
He used the two Iroquois chief’s sons to navigate up the Saint Lawrence river, where he got to Stadacona (present day Quebec City) and Hochelaga (present day Montreal)
What happened once they tried to winter in the new land?
they got scurvy (lack of vitamin c) and the native people helped them to use spruce needles to make tea. Then Cartier kidnaps 9 other Iroquois and takes them back to France where they all die
What was Cartier’s failure on his last trip?
He thought he found diamonds and gold, but it was just fools gold ( iron pyrite) and quartz
Who came first Samuel Champlain or Jacques Cartier?
Cartier
Who came first Jacques Cartier or Cabot?
Cabot
Who came first Vikings or Champlain?
Vikings
What year and where did Champlain establish the new colony?
1605 in Port Royal which is now Nova Scotia.
Why was Champlain given a sweet deal from the French?
He was allowed to have a monopoly on the fur trade if he successfully created a new colony because so many people had failed to make a go of it in the new colony
What did Champlain do during his trip in 1608?
Allies with the Algonkians & Montagnais First Nations against the Iroquois First Nations and forms a post – what is today Quebec City in 1608
Who found New Foundland first? Humphrey Gilbert or Cabot?
Cabot in 1497, but Gilbert claimed it again for England in 1583
What came first the Battle of the Plains of Abraham or the Treaty of Utrecht?
The Treaty of Utrecht in 1713
What very important piece of Canadian history happened in 1759?
Battle of the Plains of Abraham
What is imperialism?
The policy of extending control over a region or regions by one nation. Imperialism usually involves both economic and political control
Never underestimate the power of self-interest!
What is a monopoly?
the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.
“his likely motive was to protect his regional monopoly on furs”
What is colonialism?
the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
