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Time Periods in Canadian History –Samuel de
Champlain’s Era
http://www.ropfo.ca/champlain/epoque/ang_epoque.php Navigate to the above website, and then using
the links in the menu on the left side of the web page,
explore Champlain’s relationship with the Native Peoples of North America,
and answer the following questions in your own words (NO cutting and pasting!)
1.
List the names of the Native Peoples who lived near the St. Lawrence
River, with whom Champlain would have had contact and trading partnerships: 2.
Why were the partnerships with the Native tribes important to the success
of the French colonies? 3.
What was the staple diet of the First Nations people, and the French
settlers? 4.
Describe some of the leisure activities of the First Nations and French
settlers. 5.
Describe the religions of the French and Native people. 6.
Who was responsible for bringing Christianity to the Natives? How was
this attempted? 7.
Were the Europeans successful in converting Natives to Christianity? 8.
What were some of the most dangerous diseases to strike the colonists and
natives? 9.
Were there any cures for these diseases? 10.
What was the importance of the fur trade? 11.
What were the most common furs traded?
What were these furs used for? 12.
Describe the purpose of alliances between French and Native fur traders. 13.
What is Bartering? What was
its importance/significance? 14.
How did Champlain describe the Native’s clothing? 15.
Who were the Coureur des bois and voyageurs?
What was their purpose? 16. What was the significance of the waterways in the North American fur trade?
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