Explorers and Identity So far we have looked a couple of the earliest explorers to North America Giovanni Coboto John Cabot Discovered Newfoundland its vast Cod resources and its First Nations people ID: 768296
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Explorers and Identity
So far we have looked a couple of the earliest explorers to North America Giovanni Coboto (John Cabot)Discovered Newfoundland, it’s vast Cod resources, and it’s First Nations peopleJacques CartierFirst French explorer to visit & begin mapping North AmericaOne of the 1st explorers to engage in trade with First NationsSamuel de ChamplainFirst explorer to establish permanent settlements in North America (Quebec & Port Royal) Review…
A few other important explorers.
Attempted to find a trade route to Asia through the Arctic – Instead he found Pyrite (Fool’s Gold)Returned to N. America where he mined thousands of tonnes of Pyrite – but never found actual gold.Martin Frobisher (British)
Attempted to Find Northwest Passage to Asia – instead his ship got stuck in ice in Hudson Bay. His crew mutinied against him and left him to die in small boat with his sonsHenry Hudson (British)
Travelled down Mississippi river and claimed much land for France This land later became part of the colony of New France Rene de La Salle (French)
Born in New France (one of the 1 st N. American born Explorers)Went in search for the “Great Western Sea” (Pacific Ocean), building forts for the French along the wayHis two sons became the 1st non-indigenous people to see the Rocky Mountains.Pierre Verendrye
British Explorer Sought passage to Asia by river with help from First Nation guides Travelled with Dene leader MatonabbeeSamuel Hearne
1 st European to reach Canada’s West CoastDid so by travelling the Mackenzie River (named after him)Alexander Mackenzie (British)
Tasked with finding a route through Canada’s Arctic to Asia His mission failed with no survivors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq59edxROh4Sir John Franklin (British)
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