Canadian Explorers

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Canadian Explorers

• By Samantha

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Introduction

• My project is about Canadian Explorers. Explorers
  came from Europe to the new world, North America.
  Some of these explorers landed in Atlantic
  Canada. When European explorers arrived in Nova
  Scotia the Mikmaq were living there already.

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Vikings

• Vikings were fierce pirates who terrorized Europe
  from the late 700s to about 1100.During this time
  Viking sailors also explored the Atlantic Ocean.
  Vikings came to Greenland, Baffin Island,and
  Newfoundland.Vikings lived in Denmark, Norway,
  and Sweden. The Vikings lived in small
  communities or a village. A king ruled each
  Viking community. Most Vikings were farmers. They
  grew barley, oats, rye, fruits, and vegetables.
  They also raised cattle, goats, pigs, and sheep.

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Vikings (continued)

• The Vikings also hunted and fished for food. They
  were cruel but very brave. They loved to fight
  and had many enemies. Vikings wore helmets
  decorated with ox horns and bird wings. They
  traveled in ships called Viking ships.

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Vikings (continued)

• Some famous Vikings were Eric the Red, and his
  son, Leif Ericson.We are sure the Vikings came to
  Newfoundland but we are not sure if they came to
  Nova Scotia.

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John Cabot

• John Cabot was born in Genoa, Italy in 1450. When
  John was 11 his family moved to Venice.John
  dreamed of exploring the world. In 1466 when John
  was 16 he went to Mecca. John started to study
  sailing and mapping. He did this for the next 10
  years.

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John Cabot (continued)

• In 1477 John got married to Mattea.They had 3
  sons Lewis, Sebastian, and Sanctus.

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John Cabot (continued)

• John Cabot made his first voyage on May 2, 1497
  from England. John had a ship called the Matthew
  which sailed with a crew of 18 men. The Matthew
  was not very big so the crew had to eat, sleep
  and work on the deck.

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John Cabot (continued)

• On June 21, 1497 John Cabot landed in Nova
  Scotia. They saw Indians which were the Mikmaq.
  John noticed how full the ocean was of fish. He
  could lower a basket and it would fill with fish.
  He was amazed.

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John Cabot (continued)

• John Cabots second voyage was in 1498. He had
  with him 4 or 5 ships and about 300 men. John was
  shipwrecked and drowned during this voyage.

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John Cabot (continued)

• The Cabot Trail in Cape Breton is named after
  John Cabot. He is an important explorer because
  he discovered Nova Scotia.

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Jacques Cartier

• Jacques Cartier was born in 1491 at St. Malo,
  France. He studied navigation. On April 20, 1534
  Jacques Cartier set sail from France with 2 ships
  and 61 men. He crossed the Atlantic. He explored
  Newfoundland, Magdalen Islands, Prince Edward
  Island, and the Gaspe Peninsula.

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Jacques Cartier (continued)

• Cartier traded with the Mikmaq and Iroquois. He
  was responsible for starting the fur trade in the
  new world.

• Cartier had many voyages from France to Canada.
  He was the first explorer to sail down the St.
  Lawrence River. He established the first French
  settlement in Canada. He gave Canada its name.

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Samuel De Champlain

• Samuel De Champlain was born in France between
  1567 and 1570. Samuel went to sea with his uncle
  and voyaged to Spain enjoying navigation from a
  young age.

• In 1603 Samuel De Champlain sailed from France
  across the Atlantic and entered the St. Lawrence
  River. He saw Algonquin Indians. He tasted
  beaver, seal, blubber, and moose meat for the
  first time.

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Samuel De Champlain (continued)

• From 1604 to 1607 Samuel De Champlain built Port
  Royal in Nova Scotia. He founded the Order of
  Good Cheer. The Order of Good Cheer is a feast.

• For 20 years Champlain and his helpers struggled
  to keep settlements and themselves alive.
  Champlains most famous settlement was Acadia. He
  was known as the father of New France.

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Samuel Hearn

• Samuel Hearn was born in London, England in 1745.
  At the age of 11 he joined the Hudsons Bay
  Company and crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the
  first time. He lived in a fort near Hudsons Bay
  and explored northern Canada traveling the Arctic
  Ocean. He did this for many years.

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Samuel Hearn (Continued)

• He was the first known Englishman to reach the
  Arctic Ocean on foot and to walk across a frozen
  body of water, Athapuscow Lake. (Now called Great
  Slave Lake). Hearn became a writer and a map
  maker. He was the most outstanding explorer of
  Canadas North.

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What I Learned

• When I was doing my project I learned that the
  Vikings wore hats decorated with ox horns or bird
  wings. I think they looked cool. I also learned
  that all of my explorers are very famous and very
  interesting to learn about. I am very pleased
  that the Cabot Trail is named after John Cabot.

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TheEnd

• I hope you liked my show. I had fun making it.
  GoodBye! Drive home safely.
• By SAMANTHA