Canada: A People’s History



Canada: A People’s History

V. I, Part II Explorers

New Lands:

1. How long did it take Cabot to reach the Americas during his first voyage and where did he land when he got there?

2. What happened to Cabot during his second voyage to America?

The Land God Gave Cain:

3. (A) What was Jacques Cartier’s mission from his king in 1534?

(B) What happened during his mission?

4. What is the story of Cartier, Donacona and his sons?

Hochelaga:

5. What was the king of France’s hope that the New World would bring him?

6. Where did Cartier land on October 2, 1535? State both names.

7. How did Donacona’s sons help Cartier and his men?

A Star that was lost in the Sky:

8. How did the story of Cartier, Donacona and his sons end?

9. Who told the story of the star that was lost in the sky?

10. What was the story?

North West Passage:

11. What was the significance of the trade between Hudson and the Natives of the North?

12. Why did Hudson’s crew turn to mutiny?

The Pacific:

13. (A) What was James Cooke looking for?

(B) What did he end up discovering?

14. What did the Europeans think of the Native women when they were brought aboard their ships?

An Air of Savage Magnificence:

15. (A) How did John Jewitt describe savage magnificence?

(B) Who was he describing?

16. How did Jewitt end up being captured?

Captivity:

17. What was Jewitt’s understanding of why his crew was murdered?

18. How did Jewitt’s story end?

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