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Since the French had made an alliance with the Wendat (Huron) people, these people made it difficult for them to expand the territory where they could hunt beaver.
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Cartier's reasons for crossing the Atlantic Ocean
to find an easier and less expensive way to get to Asia
Samuel de Champlain was from what country?
France
Give one reason the British, then Canadian government wanted to educate First Nations children?
They wanted to colonize (settle) the land
They wanted to change the Aboriginal people and make them more like the "civilized" Europeans.
They wanted the people to be more self-sufficient and not rely so much on the government.
BreBeuf made his home among which First Nation peoples?
Wendat (Huron)
Radisson and Groseilleirs were 'coureurs de bois', which means they were...
fur traders
Cartier wanted to find gold, silk, and spices. What did the Mi'kmaq people want?
European knives and other iron goods
Champlain made fur trading alliances with this Nation.
Wendat (Huron)
Were Aboriginal leaders in favor of the schools at first? Why or why not?
Yes, because they saw their way of life changing and thought it would be good for their children to learn farming and other valuable skills.
The Wendat called the Jesuit priests this because of what they wore.
The Black Robes
Radisson and Groseilleirs had heard about a great salt sea to the north and took their idea to _______ to try to get funding for an expedition.
the French
The name of the First Nations Chief that met Cartier upon arriving in the "new land".
Donnacona
What was the result of Champlain fighting alongside the Huron and Algonkian tribes against the Iroquois?
guns were introduced and warfare became more deadly
the Iroquois banded with the English and the Huron and Algonkian tribes banded with the French
What are two reasons the Residential and day schools were difficult and harmful to young Aboriginal children.
They weren't allowed to speak their native language.
They were separated from brother and sisters.
The children were taught to disrespect their family ways and consider European culture more valuable than their own.
The children were harshly disciplined.
This person wanted priests to make Christians among the First Nation peoples because it would help the colonization of New France.
Samuel de Champlain
Because the French would not give them funding, Radisson and Groseilleirs went the this country, which gave them funding they needed.
England
Why did Cartier this of the First Nations people as savages?
He called them savages and had little respect for them because they didn't understand wealth in the same way, and they didn't own anything Cartier thought as being valuable.
The Montagnais and Huron nations agreed to help Champlain in return for what?
Helping them form a war party against the Iroquois nation.
What were two things parents noticed when their children came home?
Children were no longer interested in helping with traditional chores.
Children no longer obeyed their elders.
There were often violent arguments between children and their parents.
Children seemed to be unconcerned about hurting others.
BreBeuf was forced to return to France because...
The English took over Quebec and kicked them out until a new treaty was made.
Name two ways Radisson and Groseilleirs and a huge impact on the history of Canada.
* they helped launch the Hudson's Bay Company
*their expeditions opened up the interior of North America for further trade and exploration
*deadly diseases were spread to the First Nation peoples
*trading for European goods changed the way the native people lived
The contributions Jacques Cartier made were:
made maps of the St. Lawrence River and wrote in journals about his travels, which helped future travelers in this new place
One of Champlain's contributions was...
...to explore more of the land and make detailed maps that would help future Europeans know more about the land.
...to establish the first settlement in Canada--Quebec.
What happened to the Residential schools?
They were eventually all closed and the Canadian government has apologized to the First Nation peoples.
The Jesuits and other European settlers brought this with them and it weakened the Huron.
diseases like small pox, measles, and flu