Lesson 6: The Fur Trade Goes Inland, The French and English clash in Acadia, Missions

(Etienne Brule at the Mouth of the Humber from Collections Canada)

A. The Fur Trade Goes Inland
1) Primary Texts:
MFHC: Ch. 5.1
CHD: P. 60-64, Intro, "Life and Times of Samuel Champlain," Iroquois vs. Canadien, Coureurs de bois and voyageurs, The First Habitant, Company of 100.
KBCE, p. 35, profile of Etienne Brule.
C&C: p. 20

Video: Episode 2: Adventures and Mystics: A Frenchman in Huronia, A Precarious Colony

2) Map: locate Georgian Bay and Lake Huron. Trace Champlain's route. Locate Three Rivers (Trois Riviers). (see Dickie, p. 33 for map of route.) Could use this map of Ontario or use this one.
I made one here. The *key* or reference map is at the Museum of Civilizations site: here. Scroll to the bottom and click on the map to make it bigger.

3) Activities: colour this picture if possible.
Make a canoe

4) Time-line Figure or image: This is a wonderful sketch (though small) of Brule making the last portage on his way to Lake Ontario.
placement: 1615

5) Supplemental readings: This is meant to be a very quick introduction to the Fur Trade.
However, there is an account of some of Champlain's adventures written up in Champlain Discovers Lake Ontario from A Book of Discovery by M. B. Synge

CBYR: Etienne Brule

B. The French and English Clash in Acadia.
1) Primary Texts:
MFHC: ch 5.2
Canadian History for Dummies: pp. 69-71, "Meanwhile, Back in Acadia."
"Membertou: The Unsung Father of Acadia?"
"Argall Attacks!"

*Dickie does not make this clear, but Poutrincourt was an associate of De Monts (who had abandoned the colony in 1607). He returned to Port Royal in 1610 to start anew. When he got there, he found the garden had been tended and manitained by the Mi'kmaq. (Will Ferguson, Canadian History for Dummies, p. 69)

2) Map(s): Of the Eastern Coast of North America: To be uploaded
or look at previous map of Port Royal, Nova Scotia: black-line map

3) Activities: There is this colouring page from a school project.

*Indicate the Argall attack on your conflict worksheet. (To be uploaded)

For a Logic stage child: Begin a report on Acadia.
1. Read: "Writing a report." (to be uploaded to a reliable web hosting site).

4) Time-line Figure or image: sack of Port Royal from collections Canada
placement: 1613

5) Supplemental readings:
books from library: none.(Samuel Argall is an interesting historical figure, but peripheral to Canadian history).

C. Missions.
1) Primary Texts:
MFHC: ch. 5.3
KBCE: pp. 30-31
C&C: pp. 22-23
F of C: pp. 12-13
Canadian History for Dummies: pp. 66-67, "Black Robes"
"The Impact of the Jesuits," "Ste. Marie Among the Hurons."

2) Map(s): black outline map of Ontario. St. Marie among the Hurons was established in what is now Midland Ont.

3) Activities:
Oh, to live in Ontario, anywhere within driving distance of Georgian Bay. Looks like a great place.
play The Huron Carol
Take an interactive tour of the historic Ste. Marie Among the Hurons.

4) Time-line Figure or image: great image of the reconstructed long house here.
pencil drawing of Brebeuf by Helen Hull Hitchcock.
placement: 1639

5) Supplemental readings:
Great bit of history from Ministry of Tourism, Ontario.
list of books from library: one, Missionaries by Heather C. Hudak

CBYR: Jean de Brebeuf

The Jesuit Missions: A Chronicle of the Cross in the Wilderness by Guthrie Marquis, Thomas
Librivox here (with links to gutenburg and other on-line sources of the book). Please preview. It may be a bit dry for some.