Chapter 4 Flashcards
Who was John Cabot?
He was a navigator and explorer, who by his voyages in 1497 and 1498 helped lay the groundwork for the later British claim to Canada.
Why was he important to English Exploration
He helped lay the groundwork for Britain’s later claim to Canada
Where did the English settle and why?
The English settled in the 13 colonies because of the weather, farming, job opportunities and religion freedom.
How was contact between the French/English and the First Nations positive and Negative
The contact between the English and the first nations was positive because the English Indigenous Peoples were able to help traders adjust to the new land and could share their knowledge and expertise. In return, the traders offered useful materials and goods, such as horses, guns, metal knives, and kettles to the Indigenous Peoples.
The first nations got a military alliance and items that they did not have as well as having an Allie, on the negatives the Europeans brought disease had to change their religion and in forming alliances they had enemies.
How was the French and British Fur trade different?
The French king controlled the fur trade and used the profits to benefit the colony. He appointed officials to carry out his plans. French traders who paddled on long journeys into the wilderness to trade for furs with the First Nations. Paddled the trade canoes from Montréal to the trading forts. They became known by another French word, voyageurs.
Unlike the French, the English were not interested in creating a colony in what is now Canada. In 1670, the English king granted a charter for control of the fur trade to the privately owned Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC). It had one goal: to make money. This affected the relationship between the English fur traders and the First Nations.
What was the Hudson’s Bay Company?
HBC was a fur trading business who the king of England granted a monopoly to the Hudson bay.
Who started it?
The Groseiller and Raddison.
Why was the Hudsons bay important?
Because it drove European exploration and colonization. It also helped build Canada and make it more wealthy.
Barter
An act of trading goods or services between two or more parties without using money.
Monopoly
An individual, group, or company that dominates and controls the market for a specific good or service.
Samuel Hearne
English seaman, fur trader, and explorer, the first European to make an overland trip to the Arctic Ocean in what is now Canada.
Anthony Henday
It was one of the first Europeans to explore the interior of what would eventually become western Canada.
Radisson
Pierre-Esprit Radisson was a shrewd opportunist who was valued for his knowledge of Indigenous peoples and North American geography.
Des Groseilliers
Was a French explorer and fur trader in Canada
