Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cartier-brbeuf-national-historic-site

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary commemorated period?1535-1536 (Jacques Cartier's winter encampment) and the 17th century (Jesuit mission)
2. What is the key historical figures?Jacques Cartier (French explorer), St. Lawrence Iroquoian leaders, Jesuit missionaries
3. Why did Jacques Cartier stay at the site in 1535-1536?He built a fortified camp to survive the cold Canadian winter and to trade with the St. Lawrence Iroquoians for food and help.
4. How did the St. Lawrence Iroquoians help the explorers?They shared food, taught the explorers about farming and the land, and traded goods, which helped the explorers survive.

Colonial Project: The effort by a powerful country to establish control over other territories and peoples.
Intercultural Exchange: The process of communication and interaction between people from different cultural backgrounds.
Archaeological Evidence: Physical remains of past human activity, such as tools, structures, and artifacts, used to study history.