Jacques Cartier -The French Explorer

Jacques Cartier - The French Explorer

1.Find two pictures of Jacques Cartier :

http://imagecache5.art.com/p/LRG/8/857/2DBJ000Z/great-explorers--jacques-cartier.jpg

This picture is found by google.In this picture,Jacques Cartier was standing on a ship and thinking about something.He was wearing a brown suit with a sword hanging at his waist.

http://www.cmhg-phmc.gc.ca/cmh/book_images/high/v1_c2_s05_ss01_02.jpg

This picture is found by google. In this picture, Jacques Cartier was standing on a small hill.From this picture we can know that the seasonwas in the autumn.Many people around him was massacring.I think they must be the soldiers of Jacques Cartier.

Who is Jacques Cartier?
Jacques Cartier (December 31, 1491–September 1, 1557) was a French explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France. He was the first European to describe and map[1] the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas", after the Iroquois names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona (Quebec City) and at Hochelaga (Montreal Island).


2. Post 10 facts about Jacques Cartier:

3. Why is he important for the history of Canada?

4. When was Cartier sent to Canada? Why was he sent to explore? Who sent him?

5. Find a map of one of his voyages. Post it here and explain his voyage. Where did he go?

Part B: Let's watch some videos!

7. First Nations people were the original people who lived in Canada before the Europeans came. Imagine how you would feel seeing the Europeans for the first time. What would you think? What would you say? What would you do?

Watch this video and then answer question 5 carefully in 5-8 sentences.

Historica Minutes: Jacques Cartierhttp://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10123

Watch these two videos and answer the questions.

Video 1: Canada: A People's History: Jacques Cartierhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NrAOWiVG_o&NR=1a. What did you learn from this video in 5-8 sentences?

Video 2:Hochelaga -- His journey continues...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj5tq5VfzIgb.

What did you learn from this video in 5-8 sentences?

9. What is scurvy? Find a picture of scurvy and post it on your blog.

10. What happened to Donnaconna?

11. How would you feel if you were Donnaconna or the Iroquois people? Would you be friends with the French after this experience?

12. Read page 221-222 of your textbook. The information on these pages are important.Find the words in bold on these two pages. Translate them and write a new sentence with them using your own words. Post it here.

Bonus:Find some more stamps with Jacques Cartier on them and post it here!