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Jan 1, 1100
The Norse arrive
The Norse arrived in Canada's eastern coast where the Beothuk people live, The Norse also are called the vikings. They sailed from greenland and built a settlement at l'Anse Aux Meadow. At first the Beothuk people and the vikings lived in peace but soon the two groups started battling each other. The Norse started to fight back, The vikings left their settlement soon after. -
Jan 1, 1100
The Norse arrive Countiued
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Period: Jan 1, 1100 to
Early European Explorers
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Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot lands on North America
John Cabot was a Italian born explorer. In 1497 John Cabot arrived at the North American coast by accident because Cabot was just ordered to find a direct route to Asia by the English king's order. John Cabot reached the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador and he claimed the land for the KIng of England. He didn't meet the native people. imformation from literacy textbook -
Jan 1, 1534
Jaques Cartier Continued
the land was very rich in resources, so he put a large cross to claim this land for France. Cartier took two of the Haundesaunee cheif leader named Donnacona's sons. He told the French King all of the discoveries of Canada. He told Cartier to go back to Canada the next year. The imformation from literacy textbook and http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/explorer.html -
Jan 1, 1534
Jaques Cartier Explores Eastern Canada
Cartier's RouteJaques Cartier's voyage to Canada ----Jaques Cartier was ordered to find a water route across North America to the Pacific ocean for finding a better route for trading. When he first came to Canada he explored the gulf of the St. Lawrence. When he first found Canada he met two first nations group which are the Mi' kmaq and the Haudenosaunee they traded their fur for european knives and metal goods. Cartier realized that the the land had many -
Samuel De Champlain Continued
The settelers and Champlain did not expect the weather to be this harsh, half of the settlers did not survive. Nova Scotia was the first pernament French settlement in Canada. The settlers and French fishers traded metal goods with the Mi' Kmaq people for beaver furs. Beaver furs were very popular in Europe which meant the French could sell the furs for high prices. Imformation from http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/explorer.html and literacy textbook. -
Samuel De Champlain
Samuel De Champlain was a french explorer.He was born in France.Champlain hoped to find a passage to Asia. In 1603 he arrived in north america and sailed up the St. Lawrence river, since he couldn't find the route to Asia he returned back to France. The next year he came with 80 other French settlers and spent the winter on a small island named Ste. Croix. -
Henry Hudson's discovery
henery hudsons route.He was a english exploer. In 1607, Henry Hudson was ordered by the English king to find the route through for trading . The English king wanted him to find this route because the Dutch and them were having a fight. But failed. In 1609, he once again tried but instead he reached southern Nova Scotia. They meet native people who had beaver pelts. On may 25th they attacked the village and took there pelts -
Henery hudson continued
He brought back the beaver pelts and showed the king. Henery hudson went on another voyage in 1610. He explored the hudson bay and didn't make much contact with natives.Henery Hudson made natives in Nova Scotia suffer.He made them suffere because he desrtoyed one of the villiages and took there riches. Imformation from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hudson#1609_voyage -
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James Cook
His voyagesJames was the first exploer to find New zeland.On one of his voyages he went to vancouver island.The native people had their land taken by the britain thanks to James Cook.
