HIST 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Offshore Bank, Columbian Exchange, Grand Banks Of Newfoundland
Document Summary
We looked at the alliance champlain formed with the wendat in the 1600s. Two major conflicts: spanish succession and king . Europe"s colonial expansion in newfoundland and nova scotia. Staple resource exploitation: the role of a prominent staple resource, ex. Fish or fur: something that is abundant in the area, something that has value, and is a natural resource, spanish find this in the 16th century (gold, french empire found fur. Columbian exchange and ecological imperialism: biological. Imperial policy and conflict: the broader conflict between the french and british empire in the north atlantic region, europe"s expansion in the northern atlantic. Grand banks: newfoundland is mainly a rock in the middle of the atlantic ocean. Beothuk: were isolated from other indigenous groups, weren"t a lot of trade going on. Before 1949, historians mentioned that cabot first landed in nova scotia. After 1949, historians mentioned that cabot first landed in newfoundland.
