History 2201E Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Canada, Quebec, French Canadians
20 Nov 2018
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Europeans and the discovery of the new world . Contact: see a clash of european and native culture, took place over a few hundreds of years. Not really welcome by the indigenous: european fishermen. 1492 and christopher columbus early 1500s exploration for a route to the orient: his discovery was followed by many other people coming to the continent, what and who they could exploit. John cabot"s adventures: discovered the large fishing banks in newfoundland and ?? fish, according to catholicism looking for new sources of food to feed the growing city and populations in. By 1600, 30 ships were making the 3-4-month long journey: so plentiful, hard to see beyond the ships, the birth of new france: cartier, champlain, and the company of 100 associates. Mid-1500s still searching for a faster route to the orient: ultimately led to settlement in what would be called new france. Names and terms: scandinavia; christopher columbus; port royal.
