Social Studies 7 Chapter 2

What was one reason why European Countries wanted to expand their empires?

• Competition with other European countries for new lands
• Share lands with other countries

What was a second reason why European Countries wanted to expand their empires?

• They wanted to spread Christianity to other peoples
• They wanted to learn Aboriginal religious beliefs

What was a third reason why  European Countries wanted to expand their empires

• They did not want to explore new lands
• A curiosity to explore new frontiers (lands)

What was a fourth reason why European Countries wanted to expand their empires?

• Profits to be made from products available in North America (example-fur trade)
• Profits to be made from electricity

What defines imperialism?

• A regulated economic system that made a country rich from its colonies
• A policy (decision) on the part of a ruler or government of one territory to dominate other territories

Established a permanent settlement at Quebec City as a base for fur trading

• Jacques Cartier
• Samuel de Champlain
• Henry Hudson
• John Cabot

What was the first official French settlement?

• Newfoundland
• Quebic
• Quebec
• Thomas Island

New France becomes 

• Montreal
• Quebec
• Acadia
• Cajun

A place where people live permanently, such as a village

• Settlement

• Colony

Cartier wrote an account on his first encounters with First Nations.

June 24, 1534

…a man came into sight who ran after our long-boats along the coast, making frequent signs to us to (go) towards… (a point of land). And seeing these signs, we began to row towards him, but when he saw that we were coming, he started to run away and to flee before us. We landed opposite of him and placed a knife, and a woolen sash on a branch; and then returned to our ships

What do we learn from Mi’kmaq here?

• They are excited

• They are frightened