1. Journal 1/11 Why did Europeans come to the Americas originally? What did they want/were they looking for? How did the English (the people who settled the 13 Original Colonies…) treat the Native Americans?

2. New France The French in North America

3. Why colonize?  Spanish were________ in:  Abundant___________  Available_____  Jacques Cartier  French________  Discovers the: claimed eastern________:  ________missionaries follow

4. The Fur Trade  Economically the French sought:  ____ _______allies help France:  Help in____________  Help French:  Samuel de Champlain:  ________ becomes the:  Population grows_____

5. History of Quebec 1. Where do scientists believe Native Americans come from originally? 2. What caused the Native Americans to finally migrate into Canada? Click here for answers to the next four questions 1. What hardships did the French settlers face in Canada? 2. How did they overcome these hardships? 3. Why did Champlain help the Huron? 4. What is the outcome of this battle?

6. French and Indian War The End of New France

7. French/ Indian relations  France controls much of the:  Relations with Native Americans:  Formed _______  Intermarried  Start to clash with the _________over fur trade

8. War Starts  ____ Years War in Europe (1754-1763)  Between ______& their NA allies and _________ & their NA allies  French see early ___________

9. England’s Advantages  Iroquois League  ________b/f the English colonized  See the French as enemies b/c:  English colonies:  Virginia had more ______than ALL:

10. The Treaty of Paris  Ends the war (1763)  French surrender  Give up all land east of _________  Give up_________  British give________ to the ________

11. Creole vs. Cajun My mistake… Louisiana Creole: The children of French settlers in Louisiana. They were the first generation born in the US. Cajun: Descendants of Acadian exiles forced out of Acadia (modern day Nova Scotia) after the French and Indian War

12. Slight change in project topic Bretta and Callie Bretta and Callie You are now researching the Cajuns. Andrea and Hannah Andrea and Hannah you are now researching Creole culture.

13. Journal 1/23 Why is native language so important to the survival of culture, heritage and ethnicity? What are the dangers to a culture that loses its language?

14. Loss and Gain… …How the Cajuns Got Their Culture Back

15. Social Hierarchy  When________ arrived in:  Many try:  Others remain:  Cajuns avoid_________b/c:  Cajuns lived  In:on small_____  With other minority groups like:

16. Civil War and Change  Few_______volunteer for:  In 1862 the CSA:  Many Cajuns:  Cajuns_________Union troops in the______  Union_______the South  LA gov’t treats Cajuns____ b/c:  Civil War leaves Cajuns:

17. Reemerging Culture  After the war Cajuns  Got_____-_____jobs  Lived among:  Distinct, modern:  Some_________Cajuns moved to cities  Advocated for________  Pushed to_________and _______Cajun culture