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John Smith
Amerigo Vespucci Martin Frobisher John Cabot Ferdinand Magellan |
Henry Hudson
Juan Ponce de Leon Jacques Cartier Christopher Columbus Pedro de Alvarado |
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Lief Ericson Walter Raleigh Samuel de Champlain |
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2. Vikings Clip--Part of the reason why the Viking settlements failed in eastern Canada was poor relations with the indigenous tribes. This was nothing new--the Vikings were not known for their people skills.
Here is a scene from the TV series "Vikings," where Ragnar Lothbrok and his Viking companions meet the Saxons, that demonstrates why the Vikings had such a hard time making friends. |
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3. Hernan Cortes Slideshow--One of the most dramatic moments in the Age of Imperialism is the destruction of the Aztec Empire at the hands of the Spanish. Look through the following slideshow to learn the tale of Cortes and his brutal conquest of Mesoamerica.
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4. Map of Colonies--These were the territories of Spain, France, and Britain's North American colonies. What differences do we notice?
Look at the size of each territory compared to the populations. Notice anything strange? What factors might account for the differences in population? The French had a very different way of colonization than the Spanish: their aims were different, their methods were different, and--most notably--their relationships with the indigenous peoples were VASTLY different. Go through your fill-in-the-blank notes with Mr. Duncan to learn about Champlain, Quebec, and the history of "New France" |
The British were slow to build their empire, but they caught up quickly, and soon became the most successful empire of them all. Complete the final page of fill-in-the-blank notes to find out why. 1. "Mine, Mine, Mine"--Pocahontas soundtrack |
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2. British Settlement notes:
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<--- 3. Slideshow of British Colonies in the New World
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Exploration and Colonization of the New World opened up a brand new era of trade across the Atlantic, bringing massive changes that changed the ecology, the populations, and the technology in both the Old World and the New. Let's look at the Columbian Exchange (the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases to places they'd never before existed) and the Transatlantic Trade Triangle (the oversea trade routes between Europe, Africa, and the Americas that cycled raw goods, manufactured goods, and slaves from continent to continent).
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Overview of the Slave Trade
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Conditions onboard a Slave Ship
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Timeline Map of Slave Ships
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Learning about the horrors of slavery and residential schools, consider the question? How can a group of humans commit such horrible atrocities against another. How can people convince themselves that treating others this way is okay? Read the poem called "White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling, and discuss the attitudes of this poet towards non-white people, which were common at the time. How do these attitudes lead to atrocities being committed?
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Look at the language used to describe non-whites in this poem. Whenever an atrocity occurs where Group A abuses Group B, one of the first things to change is the language Group A uses to describe Group B. Look at these historical examples:
-African slaves were considered "Apes" and "Animals" -Indigenous people were "Savages" and "Barbarians" -In the Rwandan Genocide (1994), the Hutu slaughtered between 500,000-800,000 Tutsi civilians, whom they called "Tutsi Cockroaches" -In WWII, Germany and its allies exterminated around 6 million Jews, after giving them such labels as "rats," "pests," "lice," "a cancer/disease/infection on Germany" History teaches us to be careful of the words we use, because when we dehumanize others in our thoughts and words, it makes it easy to mistreat and abuse them in our actions. |
1. 3D Map of the Rooswijk wreck:
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2. 3D Models of artifacts recovered from the Rooswijk:
https://sketchfab.com/HE_Maritime/collections/protected-wreck-site-rooswijk
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3. 3D Models of artifacts recovered from the Atocha:
https://sketchfab.com/search?q=atocha&sort_by=-relevance&type=models
4. Video: Virtual Reality footage of Iceland's Oldest identified shipwreck--the Melckmeyt (This video is best video on a tablet/phone with the YouTube app) --->
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Bartolomé de las Casas-
A Dominican friar from Spain who travelled to the Spanish colonies in the New World, he witnessed the atrocities committed against the indigenous peoples of many regions, including Cuba, Hispaniola, and Peru. He recounted these atrocities in his writing of "A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies" a document which was read widely across Europe and humiliated the Spanish. His advocacy for the protection of the indigenous people earned de las Casas the title of "Protector of the Indians" Read the following excerpt of de las Casas' account of the treatment of Hispaniola's natives.
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Jean de Brébeuf-
A French Jesuit missionary who lived preached to--and lived among--the Huron peoples of Canada. He recorded their language and culture, and even wrote them a Christmas carol in the Wendat language. The Huron Carol (1642) is Canada's oldest Christmas carol. Brebeuf, his Huron allies, and other Jesuits were captured by the Mohawk, tortured, and killed in 1649. Throughout his torture and execution, he was more concerned for his fellow captives than himself. He has since been canonized as a Saint by the Catholic Church. |
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William Wilberforce-
William Wilberforce was a British Member of Parliament and abolitionist who fought vigorously for two decades to abolish the slave trade. He showed diagrams of slave ships to his fellow politicians to demonstrate the appalling conditions slaves were subjected to, saying to them: "You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you did not know." After many failed attempts, he helped pass the Slave Trade Act of 1807 prohibiting the slave trade in the British Empire, and later the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 which put an end to the practice of slavery throughout much of the British Empire. |
John Newton-
A long-time sailor, John Newton served as a crewman, and later Captain--of several slave ships. After his conversion to Christianity, Newton left this life to become an Anglican minister and an outspoken abolitionist against the slave trade. He later went on to write the hymn "Amazing Grace," one of the most well-beloved hymns of all time. |