Jacques Cartier
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel Hearne
Vocabulary
100

Were the stones and metals Cartier took to be reimbursed by the king for the money he had borrowed from the Breton merchants worth anything and was he reimbursed?

No, the metals and stones were worthless and he was not reimbursed by the king for the money he had borrowed from the Breton merchants.

100

When was Champlain born?

August 13, 1567

100

What did Hearne trade from the indigenous people during his first expedition?

Copper.

100

What does Kanata mean?

Kanata is the original term for Canada which means village.

200

On Cartier's first expedition, how many men were on his crew in total?

There were 61 men on his crew not including himself.

200

What year did Champlain die and how?

He was paralyzed in the fall of 1635 due to a stroke which led him to his death on Christmas.

200

In which year and date was Hearne born in?

Sometime in February of 1745.

200

What is a bias?

A bias is a preposition or prejudice.

300

What was the date when Cartier was born and what was it when he died?

He was born sometime between 7 June and 23 December in 1491 and died on the 1st of September, 1557.

300

How many expeditions or journeys did Champlain go on to North America?

He went on 12 expeditions/journeys to North America.

300

At what age did Hearne join the British Royal Navy?

Hearne was 11 when he first joined.

300

What is a colony?

A colony is a region claimed and gathered by a country from another part of the word.

400

During his second expedition, what did Cartier do to chief Donnacona, chief Donnacona's two sons and seven other Iroquoian people?

He abducted them and never returned them to their homes in North America.

400

Where was Samuel located when he first landed in New France?

When Samuel had first landed in New France, he was located at Tadoussac on the north shore of the St Lawrence River.

400

Who was Captain Samuel Hood to Hearne?

During the time Hearne spent in the British Royal Navy, he served under Captain Samuel Hood.

400

Who is Sieur de Monts?

Sieur de Monts was a French nobleman who sponsored expeditions to explore and colonize North America.

500

Was Cartier's life documented with a lot of detail or was it poorly documented and what was something he did or was suspected to do from a young age?

Cartier's life was poorly documented and it is likely that Jacques worked in business and navigation from a young age and like his natives, first a sailor and then a policeman, he probably sailed next to the coast of France, Newfoundland and South America.

500

What did Samuel achieve when he began exploring the Bay of Fundy to try to find an ideal place to build a permanent settle down location?

Samuel achieved becoming the first European to have a geographical description of the area of the Bay of Fundy.

500

Who were Samuel's group of traders when he travelled North and West by snowshoes?

His crew was made out of the Cree and Denesuline people.

500

What is a disease resulting from lack of vitamin c that causes internal bleeding?

Scurvy.