Indigenous Peoples
The first leader of the Haudenosaunee people.
Who is Donnacona?
The year 1492.
Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
True or False. Henry VII gave Cabot permission to claim new lands he discovered as France. Even if people were already living there.
True.
In what year did Cabot set sail for the Indies?
1497.
How many voyages did Cartier take to North America?
Three. 1534, 1535 and 1541.
This person replaced Donnacona when he was kidnapped by Cartier.
Who is Agona?
Who paid for Columbus' voyage?
The King and Queen of France.
What was the King's perspective of people who were not Christian?
Non-Christians did not have rights to their lands.
What goods did the Indies have that the Europeans wanted to find their own route to?
Spices and silks.
Some of Cartier's men began to die in the middle of winter. What were the men dying from?
Scurvy. A disease caused by lack of vitamin C.
An island of trees with bears crawling out.
Columbus returned to Europe in 1493 and reported he had made it to the Indies. Where did he really sail to?
The Carribean Islands.
True or False. The King believed persuading people to become Christian was in their best interest.
True.
Cabot thought he reached the Indies, where did he really land?
Newfoundland, Labrador or Cape Breton
Cartier made contact with two Indigenous groups. What were the group's names?
Mi'kmaq and Haudenosaunee
True or False. The Haudenosaunee people appreciated the idea that Cartier put up a cross to claim the land.
False. Donnaconna was not happy about it.
What is Columbus' first name?
Christopher
True or False. Asking people to switch religions or worldviews is respectful.
False. It is not appropriate to ask people to change their culture or religion. You may think your beliefs are better or right (but that is your perspective), the other person has the right to believe what they want as they more than likely feel the same way about their beliefs.
Upon reaching land, Cabot met with many Indigenous people. They interacted, traded and even sung songs around the campfire. True or False.
False. Cabot put up a cross and a flag. He saw campfires but he did not see any people.
Did Cartier lie to Donnacona about why he placed the cross on the land?
Yes. Cartier told Donnacona that the cross was needed as a marker to find the land again. But the cross was placed to claim the land as France.
Who were the Haudenosaunee people?
True or False. The King paid for Cartier to go on his voyages.
True.
Cabot set sail for a second time toward North America. This time with 5 ships. Where did their ship end up?
No one knows. They were never seen again.
On Cartier's last voyage, he built a colony and lived there for the rest of his life. True or False.
False. The colony failed and Cartier returned to France.