Europeans Explorers

Why Leave Europe?

100

European explorers were sent on voyages to find.

Trade Routes to Asia

200

European Christians wanted to spread this to other people.

Their Catholic Religion

300

Explorers thought they would find this on their voyages.

Glory, Curiosity and Adventure

400

Explorers were hired by Kings and Queens and claimed this in their name.

Land and Power

500

On their voyages, European explorers found furs, fish, timber and many other ...

Resources and Wealth

The Big Five

100

This European Explorer's crew had a mutiny and left him on the coast of James Bay.

Henry Hudson

200

This European Explorer brought 15 ships of iron pyrite (fools gold) back to England with him.

Martin Frobisher

300

This European Explorer was Italian born and on his last voyage he was never seen again.

John Cabot or Giovanni Caboto

400

This European Explorer was chosen by the King of France to find a trade route to Asia and claim lands for France.

Jacques Cartier

500

This European Explorer was an expert mapmaker and sailed down the St. Lawrence.

Samuel de Champlain

The Good ...

100

These items are made of something that the First Nations people had never encountered before and seemed to make their lives easier.

Metal goods

200

This item is very valuable in Europe and later becomes an important item for trade in the new world.

Beaver pelts and fur

300

First Nations peoples helped Europeans travel through lakes and streams by sharing this with them.

Canoes 

400

First Nations peoples shared this with the Europeans that helped them to cure their scurvy.

Herbal medicine (plants)

500

First Nations helped Europeans adjust to the cold weather by ...

Giving them warm clothing made from animal skins and fur

The Bad and the Ugly

100

First Nations viewed the land as ...

Being part of nature, the land did not belong to anyone

200

First Nations were exposed to these from which they had no immunity.

Diseases such as influenza, tuberculosis, and small pox

300

Between which groups was there an inability to communicate.

First Nations peoples and European Explorers

400

The French and British teamed up against First Nations peoples because of the introduction of these conflicts became much more deadly.

Guns

500

For Europeans to agree to trades they wanted the First Nations to give up their ...

Traditions and Cultural Identity

The First Peoples

100

When European Explorers first came to Canada they came into contact with ...

First Nations peoples

200

Dome and cone shaped structures made with a wooden frame.

Wigwams

300

Leaders of First Nations tribes and were seen as knowledge keepers.

Elders

400

A way that Elders were able to pass on their knowledge and culture.

Oral Traditions

500

First Nations peoples used these as a means to reach an agreement.

Talking Circles