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Early explorers of north america Why did they want to explore? Indies (India, Japan, China) – Silk and spices for cheaper (don’t need to pay taxes) What dangers were there in exploring? Christopher Columbus From Spain – 3 ships – Found the Caribbean Islands Main goal? Created the idea of slavery What does this teach us about history and what we should be careful of?

Early explorers of north america John Cabot From England; Wanted to find the Northwest Passage Northwest Passage: A way to get to the Indies through North America Business people paid for his trip; Found Newfoundland and lots of fish! Disappeared on his second trip

Early explorers of north america Jacques Cartier French Explorer – looking for the Northwest Passage Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick Three Trips Met Aboriginal groups Called them ‘wild and savage’ Traded with them Haudenosaunee Group – Donnacona [leader] Put up a large cross to take their land The Name ‘Canada’ Scurvy – How did they cure them? Kidnapping Setting up a colony (definition)

Early explorers of north america Jacques Cartier Haudenosaunees didn’t trust him anymore Colony failed – He wasn’t in charge of it though Brought back quartz instead of gold (fool’s gold) Retired

Jacques Cartier First Voyage: Second Voyage: Third Voyage: Newfoundland is an island North America is found (lots of resources for France!) Second Voyage: Lots of rivers he could use to travel The cure for scurvy Wants to build a colony Third Voyage: Tried to build a colony; didn’t work  WHY?

Fur trade What is a trading post? Where was the first fur trading post? Tadoussac What did Europeans want? What did Aboriginal people want? Europeans: Fur and felt (hats, fashionable clothing), corn, beans, squash Aboriginal people: Metal, tools, weapons, clothing, alcohol

Fur trade How did this change the Aboriginal way of life? Different relationship with Nature Hunting was the most important thing Competition Choosing a leader How did this change European life? Learnt how to use different tools (canoes, toboggans, moccasins, snowshoes) Preservation skills Smoking, Salting, Drying

Different technologies Diary/Log, compass, log line, sandglass

HBC HBC: Set up by the English near the Hudson’s Bay Hudson’s Bay Company Set up by the English near the Hudson’s Bay Near rivers and the bay so that people could travel there easily Did not travel around to trade (unlike the French) Just interested in furs and not colonizing Still exists today: The Bay, Sears, Zellers