- find the other 4 criteria that define "Living". So far, we have water, metabolism, cells, locomotion, growth, reproduction
- complete Google form, 10 questions (multiple choice with 4 alternative choices for each question). Send invites or link to 15 people for them to complete
- photo day tomorrow. Dress nicely please
- next year school organization email/letter
History
Explorers | When did they arrive in North America? | Where did they come from? | Why did they come to North America? | What did they do while they were in North America? | Results of their voyage? |
John Cabot | 1497 | - England, worked for Italy | - to find a shorter route to India | - discovered there were a lot of cod outside Nfd - set up fishing stations | - brought fish back to Europe |
Jacque Cartier | 1574 | - France | - attempted to find a shorter route to the east/ Asia
| - traded with natives - took 2 natives back to France - mapped the St. Lawrence River | - found Quebec - found pyrites (thought it was gold – fool’s gold) - named Canada |
Samuel de Champlain | 1603 | - France - Father of New France | - settled in Quebec - monopoly trades with natives | - set up churches, schools converted some natives to Catholics - explored the Great Lakes | - positive relationships with natives - permanent settlements in Quebec |
George Vancouver | 1792 | - England | - to map the Pacific coast in BC (rivers, oceans) - followed James Cook’s lead | - Discovered Vancouver island, Gulf of Georgia | - mapped the Pacific Coast of BC |
Alexander MacKenzie | 1774 | - Scotland (England) | - worked for the fur trade company - attempted to find the NW passage | - mapped the rivers in BC (MacKenzie River Valley) - traveled from east coast to the west coast; to the Arctic Ocean | - produced detailed maps of river systems in west coast - first person to travel across Canada (land route) - published a book about his voyage |
Simon Fraser | 1773 | - USA (New York) - originated from Scotland | - attempted to find trade routes to trade with natives - worked for Hudson Bay Company | - trading posts across Canada - mapped BC (land routes and coastlines) - mapped Fraser River | - more trades with the natives (between England and Canada) |
Henry Hudson | 1608 | - England | - attempted to find NW passage to Asia | - Hudson River, Hudson Strait, Hudson Bay | - trapped in ice near Hudson Bay – mission failed. Abandon ships
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John Franklin | 1845 | - England | - attempted to find NW passage | - trapped in ice - crew vanished - mapped 65% of northern coast of Canada | - died in the NW passage - search party attempted to find crew but failed - search party mapped many regions of the north |
Martin Frobisher | 1576 | - England | - NW passage | - fool’s gold in Baffin Island - explored Baffin Island | - worthless minerals were taken back to England - Frobisher Bay was named after him - Brianne’s aunt lives there |
John Davis | 1585 | - England | - NW passage, 3 trips, without success | Davis Strait (water passage between Greenland and Baffin Island) | - wandered around in water for many years |
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