1. Explorers and Early Settlement
Socials 9

2. Who were the first Europeans to discover Canada?
The Vikings were the first to discover Canada.
They landed on LAnse aux Meadows, in Newfoundland, in 1000 AD
They called Canada, Vinland.

3. L’Anse aux Meadows

4. Who were the Vikings?
The Viking were men who sailed around the world looking for treasure and resources.
They were very strong men, who were not afraid to fight.
They were from Scandinavia, which was made up of Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands.

5. Exploration of the Vikings

6. Viking Ships

7. Vikings
Leif Erikson was believed to be the first European explorer to land in North America.

8. Who were some other European Explorers?
There was a long gap in time between the Vikings and other European explorers.
John Cabot was the first European explorer to discover Canada, after the Vikings.
Many explorers from England, France, Spain and Portugal, sailed to Canada.

9. Pocahontas

10. Explorer Groups Water routes Maggie Gary Mara Northwest Passage Stella
Inderpreet
Jay
Cartier
Amy
Harpal
Mustafa
Champlain
Stephanie
Christian
Mahtab
Cabot
Sarah
Romeo
Manveer
Acadians
Simon
Harrison
Andrew
Hudson
Danica
Nathan
Max
Forbisher
Chahat
Raymond
Isaac
Vancouver
Haley
Ahmad
Shang
Erikson
Sandy
Calvin
Amanpal

11. Explorer Groups Water Routes Dilraj Ceara Jameel Northwest Passage
Calista
Esther
Pritpaul
Cartier
Manpreet
Anjel
Mickey
Champlain
Cindy C
Tanvir
Pinder
Cabot
Ramandeep
Henry
Vienna
Acadians
Jacky
Benerice
Jossah
Hudson
Kelvin
Demi
Thomas
Forbisher
Cindy L TJ
Raven
Vancouver
Simon
Rachael
Richard
Erikson
Megan
Sophia
Winnie

12. John Cabot
John Cabot was initially sent to find a trade route to Asia.
John Cabot or Giovanni Caboto sailed to North America in 1497.

13. John Cabot’s Route

14. Jacques Cartier
Sent to North America in 1534 by the King of France to bring back gold and jewels.
Try to establish a settlement in Quebec.
First to meet First Nations, Huron and establish contact.

15. Jacques Cartier and one of his routes.
Sent to North America in 1534 by the King of France to bring back gold and jewels.
Try to establish a settlement in Quebec.

16. Jacques Cartier

17. Samuel de Champlain He was known as the Father of New France.
In 1605, Samuel de Champlain successfully established a colony in Canada. It was at Port Royal, Nova Scotia.

18. Why did Champlain succeed and Cartier did not?
Established a good relationship with the First Nation people. They helped the settlers survive on the land.
Did not establish friendly relationships with Natives
learned from the First Nation people how to cure Scurvy (vitamin C).
Cartiers men developed scurvy, which killed many of them.
Champlain picked an area that would be sheltered from the harsh weather.
Cartier did not pick a sheltered area

19. Martin Forbisher

20. Henry Hudson