Lesson 7: Three Colonies

The Battle of Long Sault.

A. Pirates in Newfoundland.
1) Primary Texts:
MFHC: 6.1
Canadian History for Dummies: pp. 52-53, "The Two G's."
"Lend me Your Ears," and
"Pirate Fodder."
The Story of Canada, p. 47, "The Pirate Admiral"

2) Map(s):none.

3) Activities:
This is an excellent resource for a unit study culminating in a pirate lap book and other activities.

Shiver me timbers, build a a toddler sized pirate ship! (or something smaller, if you must.)

Crafts and worksheets from enchanted learning
pirate ship colouring page
label a sailboat

4) Time-line Figure or image: a scull and crossbones here (click to enlarge). (The page will help you plan a whole pirate themed party!)

excellent black and white image as well as a thoughtful history of piracy.

placement: in 1615 John Guy left the colony, never to return. The colony at Cupids itself was abandoned in 1631.

5) Supplemental readings:

biography of Peter Easton
Real Canadian Pirates from Lone Pine Publishing.

CBYR: Peter Easton

list of books from library: none.

B. The Acadian Civil War.
1) Primary Texts:
MFHC: Ch. 6.2*
CS,
*Dickie refers to D'Aulnay as Charnisay. As this site makes clear, they were indeed the same person.

2) Map(s):
Find and mark both Port Royal (from previous map) and Saint John (from atlas) on this map.
3) Activities:

4) Time-line Figure or image: Image of d'Aulnay
Nice image of Lady LaTour

placement: 1645

5) Supplemental readings:
More on Mdme LaTour's defence of the fort
More history of Port Royalhere. scroll down.

list of books from library. (on Acadia, generally).

*do a Historical report on Mdme. LaTour.

C. Two Women Come to Quebec.
1) Primary Texts:
MFHC: 6.3
CS,

2) Map(s): (see following Section E)

3) Activities:

4) Time-line Figure or image: terrific french language site with lots of original images including the arrival of the Ursuline nuns.
placement: 1639

5) Supplemental readings:
on Mdme de la Peltrie from The Catholic Encyclopedia
on "Mother Marie"
on both

list of books from library: none.

D. The Founding of Ville Marie (Montreal)
1) Primary Texts:
MFHC: 6.4
CS,
C&C: p.24

Video: Episode 2: Adventures and Mystics: A Holy City in the Wilderness, Death of a Nation

2) Map(s): See Map section after E.

3) Activities:

4) Time-line Figure or image
placement: see a wonderful picture of the settlement at Ville Marie at the site in (4) above.

placement: 1642

5) Supplemental readings:
from Ford, Karen: Canadian Lives: Paul de Maisonneuve, p. 52-52 and Jeanne Mance, p.54

book from library:
Caring for a colony : the story of Jeanne Mance by Joanna Emery

CBYR: Paul de Chomedy de Maisonneuve,
Jeanne Mance, and
Marguerite Bourgeoys

E. The Iroquois Attack: The Missions Destroyed and the Battle of Long Sault.

1) Primary Texts:
MFHC: 6.5, 6.6

2) Map(s): (a) Place the four missions on the map of the Great Lakes Region.

(b) Using an atlas, locate Quebec City (blue),
the Long Sault* (green),
Trois Riviers (Three Rivers)(yellow)
and Ville Marie (Montreal) (red) and put on this map

*Locating Long Sault: On the Ottawa River, below the present city of Ottawa.

3) Activities:

4) Time-line Figure or image:
Dollard on a postage stamp (1960)
placement: Retreat from Huronia: 1649
Battle of long Sault: 1660

5) Supplemental readings: On the Battle of Long Sault.
more on Dollard
another account of the battle from Canada Post(same site as above)

list of books from library: (none).