Identify those that grew into towns or cities. Identify the various ways people helped one another during this time period. For example, exploration expeditions and trading furs would have been impossible without the assistance provided by Indian men and women. The teacher and students may plan, organize, and participate in a drama in context dealing with how people helped one another during this period. Identify and discuss the changes brought about by these major events and by the interaction of these various peoples.
Explorers Use literature and other resources to develop understandings about the explorers.
Identify reasons why explorers left their homeland and came to Canada. Push factors may include lack of fish and the long arduous trade route to Asia. Learn that early explorers came from Britain, France, and Scandinavian countries. Learn about the contribution of women to exploration and fur trade. Fur trade Plot trading posts on a map of Canada.