Early Explorers

Question 1

The 2 main reasons for early exploration, and the discovery of North America were:

Answer 1

• To find a route to the Indies as lack of refrigeration required spices.
• convert pagans to Christianity

Question 2

In 985AD _______ is believed to have settled on ______

Answer 2

Eric the Red, Greenland

Question 3

The _____, ______, ______, ______, ______, were among the different nations looking for a path to the “Indies”

Answer 3

Portuguese, Spanish, French, English, Dutch

Question 4

In ____, Christopher Columbus sailing for Spain believed he had found the path to the Indies when he stumbled upon the New World.

Answer 4

1492,

Question 5

In 1497, the _____________________________ sailing for the King of England found the banks of Newfoundland and it’s abundant supply of _____.

Answer 5

Italian Givovanni Caboto (John Cabot), Cod

Question 6

The discovery of Cod was to be the foundation for the first contacts between the ___________________.

Answer 6

europeans and the indigenous population.

Question 7

Because of wars, France did not return to the New World until ____ when ______ sailed into the Gulf of the St. Lawrence where he met the Micmac Indians and the French were invited to trade for furs.

Answer 7

1534, Jacques Cartier

Question 8

Jacques Cartier returned the following year in 1535 to explore deeper into the St. Lawrence and spend the winter in _____________.

Answer 8

Stadacona (present day Quebec City)

Question 9

Unprepared and confined to their ship, the French suffered from ________. Lack of vitamin C gave way to scurvy and Cartier lost 25 men and in May 1536 decided to sail back to France.

Answer 9

cold and malnutrition

Question 10

In ___, Cartier returned for a 3rd time in hopes of bringing God to the people of the New World, and to make an attempt at colonization, which would fail after only a short period of time.

Answer 10

1541

Question 11

Cod fishing had become a big business in the meantime, and would attract _______ to the shores of ______. It was these fisherman who maintained contacts with the amerindians.

Answer 11

fishermen from many nations, Newfoundland

Question 12

Cod was the basis for the colonization of the New World as ______ could not eat meat 2 to 3 days a week.

Answer 12

Catholics

Question 13

Cod _________ was the first important product exported from Canada.

Answer 13

(especially dried cod)

Question 14

Cod fisheries were the _________ of the economy in Eastern Canada, however through overfishing Cod is now an endangered species and the industry is collapsing.

Answer 14

foundation