Foundational+Objective+2

Foundational Objective 2 =__**1. Identify and describer the relationship that first nation peoples habe to the land**__= The First Nations people believed in the Creator which gave life to them all. The way they viewed the land was that it was just as important as themselves they were equals. They took from the land and they gave back to the land there was no such thing as owner ship or deeds. Some technologies the First Nation peoples came up with to adapt to the land were their clothes. They made their clothes out of furs and skins to help keep them warm in the winters. Same with their homes they were smaller so heat would be kept in, not only that their homes could easily be taken down and carried to a new location if the food source was running low. =2. A "Storehouse" of Resources: North America and Europe= A) The reason that Europeans made the trip to North America was due to the over population that was happening. Also along with the overpopulation they were finding that valuable resources were running low. B) There were many valuable resources that the Europeans found in North America. Things like timber, furs, and minerals were huge but the one that gave them the most profit at the time was the fur pelts that later led to the fur trade. C) The Europeans that came to North America had a very different view over the land then the Amerindians. The Europeans saw the land as something dead something that they could claim and own with pieces of paper. Not only that but they saw it as away to become rich with all the resources there they would have no problem making lots of money. ﻿ D) The Europeans saw themselves as more civilized and human. They thought that the Amerindians were savages that they lacked in many areas that they did and the fact that they didn’t have owner ship over land just baffled most of the Europeans.

=3. The Fur Trade: Pattern of Exploitation= A) **James Cook** sailed to the northwest coast of North America and was one of the first Europeans to land on what is now Vancouver Island in B.C. This all took place in the year 1778. Some of his other trips were too New Zealand in 1769. and in 1770 he claimed the eastern coast of Australia for Great Britain. One other trip Cook went on was in 1778 he was the first known European to reach the Hawaiian Islands.


 * Jacques Cartier** was a french explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River. He originally stumbled onto North America on his expedition to discover the Northwest Passage to China. It was in 1534 twenty days after they started the expedition they sailed through the Strait of Belle Isle between Newfoundland and Labrador. Most of the french claim on Canada was thanks to Cartier's explorations. The reason for Cartier's exploring first started off to find a trade route to China but later turned into establishing colonies.

B) The early relationship between the Europeans and the First Nations people was good to start off with. When they first came in contact with each other both groups were curious and wanted to see what the others knew. So during the winters the First Nations people were a great help to the Europeans they ended up helping them and showing them how to be able to survive such harsh cold winters.

=The Big Question=

In my mind the interaction between First Nations culture and the Europeans was more of an advantage to the Europeans. The First Nations helped them survive winters. The First Nations gave Europeans the skills they needed to learn to live in the cold winters. Without their help the Europeans would have kept dropping like flies, not only that but they gave the Europeans furs. The fur trade would have never happened without the Europeans and because it did happen many of the men involved became rich. Sure the First Nations got things in return such as blankets, and guns for the furs but the Europeans also gave them sickness. Small pox became a problem and started killing of many of the First Nations peoples. So for those reasons I think the Europeans had it better off. They had the help and the support of the First Nations people which made their lives in North America alot less harsh.

good info, lots of detail. . . how did these vents impact the people that lived at the time?