1. Early European Colonies
Chapter 3
Early European Colonies

2. “Picturing New France”
Read through and look at the pictures on the following handout

3. What’s a colony?
Colony: a region claimed and governed by a country from another part of the world
What purpose did the colonies serve?
Graphic Organizer Handout P

4. The establishment of Colonies by France and Britain
A colony is a region claimed and governed by a country from another part of the world. Colonies are a part of imperialism. The role of colonies was to supply European countries with manufactured goods. Then these European countries would sell these goods around the world and even sell these back to their colonies for a profit. This system of trade was known as mercantilism.
Mercantilism: a regulated system that made a country rich from its colonies.
See example on p. 71

5. Colonies
These European countries would make the economic rules that their colonies had to follow. They would set the price of the raw resources low and the price of the manufactured goods high, and this would help to make the European countries even more wealthy.
Personal Reflection
How would this make you feel if you were a colonist? Is there anything that you could do in order to try and break this cycle?

6. Monopoly: Not just a game
Monopoly: the complete control of a resource by a single company.
The rulers of Europe would set up Monopolies in order to claim land and resources in North America. In Europe during this time, a ruler gave a merchant a very special economic opportunity. Under this agreement, only that merchant who had signed the agreement could make money from the colony.
Under a monopoly, a ruler gave a merchant, or a group of merchants control over a particular resource in a colony.
How many people have ever played the game of monopoly? What is the purpose of this game?
How is the game similar to the fur trade in North America?

7. Homework
P. 72
Read box and answer the 3 questions

8. Imperialism: Review concept
How did French and British imperialism differ?
Britain: The British colonists wanted land for farms.
France: The French colonists wanted resources, such as furs.
Now, these different resource needs shaped the way that early colonists treated aboriginals. British colonists generally saw First Nations peoples as obstacles. French colonists saw the First Nations as partners and people that could be worked with.
Similarities: Both Britain and France saw non-Christian peoples like the First Nations as inferior. The British pushed aside First Nations people in North America. The French began to take steps to "convert" the First Nations to Catholicism.

9. History Happens: Hat Craze!

10. Similarities and Differences between French and British Colonies
How would you describe Canadians today?
What makes Canadians Canadian?
How are Canadians different from Americans?
Can you think of some general character traits that most Canadians share?

11. The Question-and-Answer Challenge
Instructions on p. 75
Use information on p
Worksheet
Practice writing “good questions” and “good answers”

12. Would you have survived as a colonist?
Brainstorm: What would your needs as a colonist be? Create a list. - ex. Running water, furnaces, zippers

13. Would you have survived as a colonist?
Aspects of everyday life today that you take for granted
Electricity: what would life be like without electricity? What would you do this evening if you didn’t have electricity?
Water: how would you bathe if you didn’t have running water? What if you had to walk a long distance to get to water?
Colonists lived very different lives that we have today

14. Impact of Colonization on First Nations
What distinguished French and British imperialism in North America?
Partnership in the fur trade versus land acquisition for agriculture
There was diversity on the “delivery end” of colonization, there was also diversity on the “receiving end”. First Nations were and are diverse.

15. Graphic Organizer for the stories
As you read these stories:
Look for examples of pressures to change that these societies faced.
Predict some effects of these pressures.
Set up a graphic organizer similar to this one. Fill in the center column as you read with words as well as illustrations.

16. Society
Pressures to Change
Possible Effects

17. The Beautiful Trail
Mi’kmaq perspective P

18. The Beaver Wars Kichesiprini Perspective P. 84
During the mid-1600s, when these stories were set, the Kichesiprini were experiencing severe impacts that deserve mention.

19. Brothers and Enemies
Haudenosaunee Perspective P

20. Respond p. 86

21. Perspectives on “Civilization”
What might shape the way people of diverse cultures see each other? Why do people sometimes judge others as “civilized” or “uncivilized”?