Journal 1/11

Why did Europeans come to the Americas originally? What did they

want/were they looking for?

How did the English (the people who settled the 13 Original Colonies…)

treat the Native Americans?

New FranceThe French in North America

Why colonize? Spanish

were________ in: Abundant___________ Available_____

Jacques Cartier French________ Discovers the:

claimed eastern________:

________missionaries follow

The Fur Trade Economically the

French sought: ____ _______allies

help France: Help in____________ Help French:

Samuel de Champlain: ________ becomes

the: Population

grows_____

History of Quebec 1. Where do scientists believe Native

Americans come from originally?2. What caused the Native Americans to finally

migrate into Canada?Click here for answers to the next four questions3. What hardships did the French settlers face

in Canada?4. How did they overcome these hardships?5. Why did Champlain help the Huron? 6. What is the outcome of this battle?

French and Indian War

The End of New France

French/ Indian relations France controls

much of the: Relations with

Native Americans: Formed _______ Intermarried

Start to clash with the _________over fur trade

War Starts

____ Years War in Europe (1754-1763)

Between ______& their NA allies and _________ & their NA allies

French see early ___________

England’s Advantages Iroquois League

________b/f the English colonized

See the French as enemies b/c:

English colonies: Virginia had more

______than ALL:

The Treaty of Paris

Ends the war (1763)

French surrender Give up all land

east of _________ Give up_________ British

give________ to the ________

Creole vs. CajunMy mistake…

Louisiana Creole: The children of French settlers in Louisiana. They were the first generation born in the US.

Cajun: Descendants of Acadian exiles forced out of Acadia (modern day Nova Scotia) after the French and Indian War

Slight change in project topic

Bretta and Callie You are now researching the Cajuns.

Andrea and Hannah you are now researching Creole culture.

Journal 1/23

Why is native language so important to the survival of culture, heritage and ethnicity? What are the dangers to a

culture that loses its language?

Loss and Gain…

…How the Cajuns Got Their Culture Back

Social Hierarchy When________ arrived

in: Many try: Others remain:

Cajuns avoid_________b/c:

Cajuns lived In: on

small_____ With other minority

groups like:

Civil War and Change Few_______voluntee

r for: In 1862 the CSA: Many Cajuns:

Cajuns_________Union troops in the______ Union_______the

South LA gov’t treats

Cajuns____ b/c: Civil War leaves

Cajuns:

Reemerging Culture After the war

Cajuns Got_____-_____jobs Lived among:

Distinct, modern: Some_________Cajun

s moved to cities Advocated

for________ Pushed

to_________and _______Cajun culture