Cartier and Champlain

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Cartier and Champlain

• Ethnocentrism and Multiple Perspectives

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Ethnocentrism

• The belief in the inherent superiority of one's
  own ethnic group or culture.

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Multiple Perspectives

• The idea that there is more than one point of
  view on any matter, and that a person should
  strive to consider all points of view to arrive
  at a balanced perspective.

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Jacques Cartier

• In 1534, Cartier erected a cross on Gaspe
  Peninsula.
• Read the account of the event on page 55.
• What assumptions does Cartier make?
• assumption - something taken for granted

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Samuel Champlain/Port Royal

• In 1603 Champlain establishes the first French
  Colony in North America Port Royal
• He also establishes a settlement further up the
  St. Lawrence at Quebec, where Stadacona once stood

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Quebec

• Little is known about what happened to Stadacona.
• It is believed smallpox may have devastated the
  people there.

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Champlain

• Known as the Father of New France
• Champlain called the aboriginal people savages.
  What does this mean?
• Discussion question Should we apply the values
  of our own time to people in history?