Motivations for Exploration
PULL
Which explored claimed Canada for France?
Jacques Cartier
Many British explorers suffered from a disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C. This disease is called:
Scurvy
Eventually, Europeans discovered a way to get to Asia through the Northwest Passage
FALSE. They tried to, but failed
The first Canadian prime minister was:
John A. MacDonald
Why did Europeans want to find an alternate route to Asia?
Which explorer established the first European settlement in Canada?
Samuel de Champlain
Martin Frobisher thought he found gold, but he really found:
Iron pyrite (fool's gold)
Before European contact, there was no trading in North America.
FALSE. Indigenous nations frequently traded with one another.
Which of the following is NOT an acceptable sports team to cheer for?
1) Calgary Flames
2) Pittsburgh Steelers
3) Philadelphia Phillies
4) Tottenham Hotspur
Phillies
Europeans sailed _________ to try to find the __________ Passage
WEST, NORTHWEST
French explorers often brought Catholic _________ to spread religion to the people they encountered.
Missionaries
This explorer led the final expedition to try to find the Northwest Passage:
John Franklin
Broadly speaking, all European explorers wanted to find the Northwest Passage.
TRUE
In which year did Sidney Crosby win his first Stanley Cup?
2009
European nations like Britain wanted to take control of the land and use it for their benefit. This is an example of the policy of:
Imperialism
Most French explorers were _________ by the king/queen of France to go explore North America
Who was the explorer who was the first to cross Canada by land?
Alexander Mackenzie
The three C's of exploration are curiosity, Christianity, and cultivation.
FALSE. They are curiosity, Christianity, and commerce
What day is our Chapter 2 test?
7Q: November 25
7A: November 26
Ethnocentrism is:
The belief that your culture and people is superior to others
Cartier raised a cross on the Gaspe Peninsula. What was the MAIN reason he did so?
He placed it as a symbol of French power- to claim the land for France.
The British had an extremely NEGATIVE relationship with which Indigenous nation?
The Beothuk
Ethnocentrism did not strongly contribute to the policy of imperialism that many European nations enacted.
Which of the following places have I NOT travelled to?
1) Kansas City
2) Denver
3) Berlin
4) Manchester
Berlin