Explorer pics

First Nation Explorers

By Ethan B.
  • Period: 550 to

    First Nation Explorers

    Early Explorer Info
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  • May 9, 1100

    The Norse (Vikings)

    The Norse (Vikings)
    In the year 1100 the Norse or Vikings arrived to Newfoundland and Labrador. They had sailed from Greenland and built a settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows. At first the Beothuk group and the Norse were getting along together, but then they started to fight, and the Norse left their settlment. source: Nelson Literacy.
  • May 9, 1497

    John Cabot

    John Cabot
    In 1497, Italian-born, John Cabot landed on the North American, East coast. The king English had sent him to explore the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. Cabot didn't meet the First Nations people, but did claim their land. He went back to England and came back and died on the way.Source: Nelson Literacy.
  • May 11, 1534

    Jacques Cartier

    Jacques Cartier
    In 1534, Jacques Cartier, a French explorer was out to find a water route across North America to the Pacific Ocean. to have a faster way for trading ships to reach Asia. On his first trip, he explored the gulf of St. Lawrence. During this trip he made contact with 2 First Nations groups, the Mi'kmaq and the Haudenosaunee. These groups both traded furs for iron tools. Cartier realized that the land was rich in natural resources. He claimed the land in the name of France. Source: Nelson Literacy.
  • May 14, 1535

    Jacques Cartier Comes Back

    Jacques Cartier Comes Back
    Cartier took two of the chiefs sons with him back to France. The French King heard of the stories about the riches of Canada, and allowed Cartier to return the next year. In 1535, Cartier sailed up the St. Lawrence River, to Stadacona, which is now Quebec. Sailing along the St. Lawrence, Cartier reached a larger village named Hochelaga, which is now Montreal. Cartier forced 10 leaders to return to France with him. They all died in France. Source: Nelson Literacy.
  • May 15, 1565

    Henry Hudson Continued

    Henry Hudson Continued
    However,he had heard rumours of a more western route and decided to go that way but it didn't help him, he only found more land for the Dutch. The good thing about his journeys is that he found more land for the Dutch, but the bad thing is that he didin't fin a route to Asia.
  • May 18, 1565

    Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson
    Henry Hudson tried two times to find a way to China by going through the Arctic Circle. He explored the modern day New York while searching for a western route to Asia. He sailed the River that is now named after him. At a young age he started to study navigation. After practice he was very good and was chosen to find shorter route to Asia. Unfortunately both times he was forced to turn back since ice was blocking him from moving on. On his third journey he had run into ice again.

  • Samuel De Champlain Countinued

    Samuel De Champlain Countinued
    The French fishers and settlers traded metal goods with the Mi'kmaq people, who had beaver pelts.

  • Samuel De Champlain

    Samuel De Champlain
    Champlain wished to find a faster way to Asia (like Cartier). In 1603, he sailed to North America and went up the St. Lawrence River. He had not succeeded and returned to France. Champlain returned the next year with 80 french settlers. The settlers were not prepared for the harsh winter, and almost half died. In the spring of 1605, he helped to find Port Royal, which is now Nova Scotia. This was the first permenant French settlement in Canada.

  • Alexander Mackenzie

    Alexander Mackenzie
    Alexander Mackenzie, a Scottish born explorer and fur trader, who mapped the Mackenzie River and explored the Pacific Ocean. In 1779, he emigrated to Canada and commanded the Fort Chipewyan trading post. In 1789, he went on an expedition to chart the Mackenzie River.In 1793, he went on a second trip, from Ft. Chipewyan across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific coast to what is now British Columbia, going by the Peace, Parsnip, McGregor and Fraser Rivers.

  • Alexander Mackenzie continued

    Alexander Mackenzie continued
    In 1793, he went on a second trip, from Ft. Chipewyan across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific coast to what is now British Columbia, going by the Peace, Parsnip, McGregor and Fraser Rivers. He was the first European to cross the North American continent north of Mexico. Mackenzie later retired and went back to Scotland. A good things that happened is that he charted rivers, and nothing bad happened. Source:
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