chapter 4 Flashcards
Who was John Cabot?
John Cabot was an Italian explorer, that found new-found land.
Why was John Cabot important to English Exploration?
He helped lay groundwork for Britain later claimed for Canada
what was diferent between the French/English and the First Nations positive and Negative?
Positive — trade
Negative — had to change their names
How was the French and British Fur trade different?
French-only allowed to trade with the French.
The British-you were allowed to trade with anyone
Hudson’s Bay Company?
Is a fur trading compony for the British.
Who started the hudson bay compony?
Pierre-Esprit Radisson and
Médard des Groseilliers
Who was the inportant people?
Des Groseilles and Radisson
Where did the English settle and why?
New-found land because there was more fish, but they only settled in new-found land for the summer.
