Deportation of Acadians order, read by Winslow in Grand-Pré church, painting by C.W. Jefferys.A. Life in the French Colony
1) Primary Texts:
MFHC: 10.1
2) Map(s): have children colour a map of Upper North America showing the areas claimed by England and those by France. Reference map here
3) Activities: If the seigneury system has not yet been done, this would be a time to look at it.
4) Time-line Figure or image: none
5) Supplemental readings:
Canadian Encyclopedia, youth edition: The St. Lawrence River
books from library:
B. La Verendrye's Explorations
1) Primary Texts:
MFHC: 10.2
KBCE: p. 36
S of C: p. 63
Video: Episode?
2) Map(s): great reference map. Blackline map of the forts he established.
3) Activities:
4) Time-line Figure or image: great images this article.
placement: First Expedition: 1731
La Verendrye's sons reach the Rockies, 1743
5) Supplemental readings:
Enchanted Learning
The Virtual Museum of New France
An interesting account here of La Verendrye's relationship with the Ojibwa and Cree and how his forts disrupted HBC.
books(s) from library: Pierre de La Vérendrye by Anna Rebus.
C. A Governor comes to Newfoundland.
1) Primary Texts:
MFHC: 10.3
2) Map(s):
3) Activities:
4) Time-line Figure or image:Her Majesties penitentiary, Newfoundland.
placement: Henry Osbourne (Osborne) was commissioned in 1729.
5) Supplemental readings: More info from this site on the Legal History of Newfoundland. Includes source document of his commission.
Canadian Encyclopedia, youth edition: none
book(s) from library: none wanted
D. Fortress of Louisbourg
1) Primary Texts:
MFHC: (not mentioned)
C&C: Lesson 12, pp. 32-33
F of C: 18-19,
2) Map(s): See Halifax below.
Video: Episode 3--Claiming the Wilderness: 1749 Was a Very Good Year.
3) Activities:
4) Time-line Figure or images:
a gallery of images of the reconstructed fort.
Placement: 1713
The plan of the fort and legend
View of the harbour from the fort.
Supplemental Readings:
a very nice entry from Wikipedia
Canadian Encyclopedia, Youth Edition: Louisbourg.
snippet of info on the expulsion of the Acadians and the capture of Louisbourg by the English in 1753 from The War Museum
book(s) from library:
There have always been foxes
Trottier, Maxine.
E. The English Build Halifax
1) Primary Texts:
MFHC: 10.4
C&C: pp 34-35
F of C: p. 16
Video: Episode 3--Claiming the Wilderness: The Oath, The Great Dispersal.
2) Map(s): reference map here
blackline here
Mark the following: Cape Breton Island, Louisbourg. St. Lawrence River. Annapolis Royal. Bay of Fundy. Halifax. A plan of the settlement here.
(Find images of Louisbourg, Halifax and Annapolis Royal plus historically accurate sailing ships (French and English) to place on map.)
3) Activities: Chop down a tree. (Seriously, the whole place was completely wooded. They has to clear a lot of land to create the settlement.)
Make a Martello Tower (from FofC, p. 17)
4) Time-line Figure or image: An early image of Halifax: plans for the settlement from Collections Canada.
Small, black and white of Cornwallis. Colour portrait from Collections Canada.
placement: 1749
5) Supplemental readings: Not an elementary reading by any means, but thorough: From The History of Nova Scotia, Book 1: Acadia, Part 5, ch 4, (also useful for the expulsion below.)
Other sources:
History of Halifax from Collections Canada
Another brief account here.
book(s) from library:
Elizabeth. Book four, Wide as Wings by Anne Laurel Carter
(Part of Our Canadian Girl series.)
Acadian Homecoming : Congrès mondial acadien
Doucet, Clive, 1946-
Elizabeth: Bless this House by Anne Laurel Carter (from Penguin's "Our Canadian Girl" series)
Banished from our Home, The Acadian Diary of Angélique Richard Grand-Pré, Acadia, 1755 by Sharon Stewart From Scholastic's "Dear Canada" Series
*Life in Acadia by Rosemary Neering (pp. 46-49)
Other Readings (some may be out of print):
Prisoner in Louisbourg by Zillah & Colin Macdonald (Gr. 5+)
Dickie does not mention
1) That the colony was founded to buffer the prescence of the newly built French fortress Louisbourg which had been built to protect the entrance to the St. Lawrence in Cape Breton.
2) how Cornwallis placed a bounty of ten pounds sterling on MicMac scalps, and
3) that the Acadians had thiry years of peace after the founding of Halifax and that throughout numerous "take-overs" had never fought for any side.
F. The Great Upheaval.
MFHC: 10.5
C&C: (see above)
Video: Episode (see above)
2) Map(s): Fantastic interactive map from the CBC on the Acadians. Click here and then click on the "Interactive Atlas."
This pdf. map of the 13 colonies shows where most of the Acadians went. However, it does not show Nova Scotia. (Acadia.)
Trace the dispersion on this map: when I find one, or make one, I'll let you know.
Where did they go?
From Wikipedia
3) Activities:
Sing the Acadian National Anthem. Link here
Colour the Acadian flag. Printable page here. If this doesn't work, the page may also be accessed in the side bar under "Colouring Book of Canadian Flags. Link to a brief description of the flag.
Listen to some great Acadian music. (Cajun is a good search term).
group: Beausoliel; there are many, many others.
4) Time-line Figure or image: painting by C. W. Jeffrys at Wikipedia
placement: 1755-1763
5) Supplemental readings:
Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
book(s) from library:
Banished from our home : the Acadian diary of Angélique Richard by Sharon Stewart. Part of the Dear Canada series.
A Land Divided by John F. Hayes (Gr. 5+)
1755-1763. 285 p. Won Governor General’s Literary Award (Juvenile Text) 1951.
A Proper Acadian by M. A. Downie & G. Rawlyk (Gr. 3+)
Re-published as A Song for Acadia
1755 (Expulsion of Acadians) 62p.
Other readings: (Some may be out of print)
Escape from Grand Pre by Frances C. Thompson (Gr. 2-4)
Evangeline and the Acadians by Robert Tallant (Gr. 3+)
Secret Under the Whirlpool by Elaine Breault Hammond (Gr. 5+)
Streets of Gold by George Rawlyk (Gr. 2-4)
