1. Explorers & Military People
New France – Lesson #4

2. Explorers and Military People
Look at the map below showing the voyages by Jacques Cartier.
­ Where did Cartier visit?
­ What do you know about these places? (who lived there what was their lifestyle?)
­ What do you know about scurvy?
­ If you had been an explorer, how could you have ensured good relations with the First Nations?

3. Explorers & Military
Take a copy of the worksheet and start on the side with the graphic organizer.
read through pages H6­-H9
dot­jot key information about each of the 4 sections (at least 3 per)
Before the Newcomers
Jacques Cartier
Samuel de Champlain
Soldiers
When finished, turn the worksheet over to "The Voyages of Jacques Cartier."
­ follow the instructions to complete the map on the bottom of the worksheet
Both of these activities will be taken up during our next History period, have them complete by then.
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4. Stop! Complete worksheets before continuing… For next class:
Once done sheets, pass your papers
to the right and have your neighbour
mark your work as we look at the
following slides.

5. The Voyages of Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier (8:31mins)

6. Answer the following questions in your notebook.
What did King Francis I order Cartier to find on his voyages?  /2
Identify three ways in which Donnacona and the Iroquois people helped Jacques C artier and his followers when they first arrived in North America.  /3
Why did France continue to send explorers after Cartier’s first trip failed?  /1
How did the French explorers get along with the various First Nations peoples?  /1
How important was it for the French to have a good relationship with them?  /1
Why were the Huron people eager to cooperate with the French?  /1
Why was Samuel de Champlain so important to the development of New France?  / 5
Identify three important facts about Etienne Brûlé.  /3

7. Stop! Complete worksheets before continuing… For next class:
Once done sheets, pass your papers
to the right and have your neighbour
mark your work as we look at the
following slides.

8. Samuel de Champlain
Québec History Samuel de Champlain (10:34mins):