Jan 14-18

This week we are working away on the following tasks:

Math:  integers task 1 (due Thurs. Jan. 17)

Science:  water evaporation lab (due Fri. Jan. 25)

History:  French colonization (due Thurs. Jan. 17)

Health: physical activity vs mental health awareness flyer (due Fri. Jan. 25)

Performance sheet: self-assessment based on your task tracker (due Thurs. Jan. 17)

Knowledgehook Integers Key Assessment due Mon. Jan. 21


Ensure you have made the necessary corrections to your History responses, demonstrating appropriate sentence structure & language conventions:

The traditional ways of life of the Aboriginals included hunting, fishing, and gathering.

The Aboriginals lived in harmony with nature.  They practiced conservation and took and used wisely only what they needed from their environment.  They were careful not to destroy any ecosystem.  Before killing any animal, Aboriginals would ask for permission from its spirit.

Aboriginals believed in the Great Spirit or Creator who provided them with land for all to use, not private ownership.  Everything on earth was sacred and was to be respected.  All people were given spirits and special roles by the Great Spirit.  They were always thankful to the Great Spirit and gave him praise for this.

Decisions among the Aboriginals were made by consensus after long discussions and debates.  Everyone had to agree on a course of action.

When an Aboriginal boy became a man, he would go on a vision quest.  He would go to a quiet place, wait for a spirit to advise him, and not eat.  This journey of self-awareness would help him transition from childhood to adulthood.

Europeans who seeked new lands and routes to riches included the British, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Basque, and Vikings.

The goal of all European Monarchs was to gain power and wealth.  They wanted to claim, control or monopolize new lands and profit from its raw materials (mercantilism).

Finished goods that were manufactured from raw materials around the world and resold for profit included jewelry, tools, weapons, cooking utensils, and articles of clothing made from animal hides/furs.

Europeans accumulated wealth in both gold and silver.

French Colonization:

The colonial powers of Europe included: Spain, Portugal, England, Holland, and France.

Colonization involved a mother country bringing another country or region under the direct control of its Monarch (king) and establishing permanent settlements there (populated with inhabitants from mother country).

The mother country and king expected their colonies to supply them with the region's inexpensive resources, raw materials (not commonly found in mother country) and manufacture them into finished products to be sold for profit so they could increase their wealth.

The Spanish gained their wealth in Central and South America.

Two prosperous industries in early North America included cod fishing on the Atlantic coast and fur trade around Hudson's Bay.

For Europeans, land ownership was a status symbol (high class in society - the Aristocracy).

French colonies were located at the mouth and along the banks of the St. Lawrence River.

France's first colony at Port Royal (Acadia, Atlantic Coast) was unsuccessful because its location did not help establish and develop the fur trade.

Samuel de Champlain was an expert map-maker and navigator; he was known as "the father of New France" because he established a permanent settlement in early Canada for the King of France.

The Habitants were the French workers, farmers, and inhabitants of New France under the direction of Samuel de Champlain living and working in the Habitation along the banks of St Lawrence River.

The French established a friendly business and military alliance with the Algonquin/Huron Aboriginals; the French got furs, food, canoes, guidance, survival skills from them and the French helped them militarily against their enemies, the Iroquois.

The Coureurs de bois or Runners of the Woods, were entrepreneurs - adventurous, ambitious, risk-taking young men of New France interested in exploring deep in Aboriginal territory for furs and making profit for themselves, expanding the fur trade, and creating close alliances with the Aboriginals.