Essential Question: What kind of new culture developed in early Canada as the French colonized Canada? How did Canada's colonization differ from the U.S.?

Information to gain:

• Native Canadians
  • cultures
  • ceremonies
  • traditions
• French explorers and colonists in early Canada
• What did they bring to Canada?
• What did fur do for the French?

Read through the following websites to learn about the Early Canadians, then compare the resulting culture as the Europeans moved in. Explain the roles that Samuel de Champlain and Jacques Cartier played in the exploration and colonization of Early Canada. Find any other famous people from back then.

Discuss directors need to raise questions about changes that resulted as the Europeans colonized Canada. How did Canada's colonization differ from the Early U.S.? Passage Masters find passages on the websites that will provide valuable data to answer the questions. Connectors do not forget to bring in real life experiences that connect to the reading, and Word Wizards do not forget to point out and define confusing and interesting words. (Click here for an explanation of the reading jobs.)

Sites to READ:

*The Fur Trade in New France
*Canada Hall - The Fur Trade
*Acadian Immigration
*Important Moments in Canadian History
*Maps of Nouvelle France
*Canadian Regional History western atlantic maritimes eastern central northern Canada

*Historical Biographies, Nova Scotia: Samuel Champlain (1567-1635).

*Samuel de Champlain

*Discoverers Web: Jacques Cartier

*Jacques Cartier

*Canadaian Geography Search Site

*Canadian Geographical Names - Origins Page

*St. Lawrence martyr

*Saint Lawrence in Justice and His Martyrdom (left side)
*Facts on Canada