Explorers
This explorer is credited with mapping most of the west coast of Canada
George Vancouver
- Pension / paid for having kids
Name the two prominent countries that colonized Canada.
What does colonize mean?
Answers may vary.
- a country expanding and creating settlements
- country taking land/expanding
Leif Eriksson
A famous northern body of water is named after this explorer.
Henry Hudson
What European invention helped the French and allied Indigenous groups win the war against the Iroquois?
Guns
True or False: French colonization expanded into areas of the United States.
True
From what animal was the desirable fur that Europeans wanted?
Beaver
What was the name of the passage/route from European to Asia?
The Northwest Passage
This explorer made 3 voyages to Canada and faced conflict with the Indigenous peoples. He is credited with giving Canada its name.
Jacques Cartier
What are the 3 challenges early settlers faced in New France?
Cold weather, lack of food/couldn't farm, and relations with Indigenous peoples.
This colonial power had 13 colonies in North America.
The British
/ Britain
What body of water was crucial for early exploration of Canada?
The St. Lawrence River
Why did early explorers want to reach Asia? (What were they trading for?)
Silk, spices, gold
This European explored most of the Arctic, interacted with the Inuit, and found Fool's Gold.
Martin Frobisher
Quebec City
Name all FIVE notable European colonial countries.
Britain, France, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal
Name the 4 resources that Europeans wanted from Canada.
Fish
Furs
Timber
Minerals
Who was the first European explorer for Britain to step foot on Canadian soil?
John Cabot
The first European explorer to set up a permanent settlement in Canada.
Samuel de Champlain
The first trade alliance was between Samuel de Champlain and which Indigenous group?
Wendat
List 3 reasons why countries wanted to colonize Canada/North America.
Wealth (trade)/Power
To spread Christianity/religion
Natural Resources
Explain one positive thing and one negative thing about early exploration.
Answers may vary.
Ideas: formed what we now know as Canada, lots of info gained, trade, alliances, wealth
conflict, war, greed, etc.
What was the approximate year that the very first explorers set foot on Canadian soil? (Pick a century. Example: 1200s)
1000 AD / 1000 CE