Chapter 2
To hopefully find a route to Asia.
Why did John Cabot sail to Canada
John Cabot reported that the waters of Newfoundland were so crowded with fish that you could catch them just by lowering a bucket into the sea.
What is Cod?
A sponsor
What is a person or organisation that contributes to a project or activity by paying for it.
In 1536, Jacques Cartier stole both of his children and took them to France.
Who is Chief Donnacona?
European monarchs wanted to find a good sea route to Asia to gain cheap, direct access to silk and culinary goods.
What are spices?
In 1789, this Scottish explorer canoed down a river that was later named after him.
Who is Sir Alexander Mackenzie?
A French explorer the made 3 expeditions to Canada, and kidnapped the 2 sons of Chief Donnacona.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
What is a policy on the part of a ruler?
Durable
What is long lasting?
For hundreds of years, explorers searched for this cool, ice-choked water route through the Arctic archipelago to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is the Northwest passage?
A colony
What is a region claimed and governed?
Universal
No European sailors or explorers in the 1600s knew how to do this basic water survival skill.
What is Swimming?
In 1610, this explorers ship was trapped in ice in a giant northern bay, then his crew left him adrift.
A settlement
What would a place where people live permanently?
This unique cultural group came from marriages between European fur traders and First Nations women.
Who are the Métis?
Jacques Cartier planted a massive 30-foot wooden cross to claim the land for France at this specific coastal spot.
What is Gaspé?
A written, detailed historical record of events kept by explorers like Cartier and Champlain in their journals.
What is a Chronicle?
A King grants this exclusive legal right to a single company, making them the only ones allowed to trade in a specific area.
What is a Monopoly?
This economic system makes a country rich by taking cheap resources from its colonies and selling back as manufactured goods.
What is Mercantilism?