Fur Wars and Acadia

Introduction

I was not able to find much in the way of novels set in this time period.  It is a bit light in the first half of the unit, though I think I managed to cover Acadia reasonably well.  If anyone has any suggestions for historical fiction on the fur trade around 1700, I'd much appreciate if you could contact me.

Booklist   Time Table   Internet Learning-Links

    Booklist:

Canadian History for Dummies, by Will Ferguson

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, by Claire Mackay

Life in Acadia: Marie-Madeleine Maisonnat, by Barry Moody

The Spirit of Canada, edited by Barbara Hehner

The Story of Canada, by Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore

Elizabeth: Bless this House, by Anne Laurel Carter (from Penguin's "Our Canadian Girl" series)

 

    Time Table:

      Day 1.

The Story of Canada, p. 61-63, "Voyageurs"

      Day 2.

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 165-171, "Vive les Voyageurs!"

The Spirit of Canada, p. 34-35, "Mon Canot"

      Day 3.

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 159-161, "Trail Mix" and "The Skinny on Scalping"

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 87-88, "The Fur Wars"

      Day 4.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 88-90, "A Northern Shortcut"

      Day 5.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 90-92, "Company of the North"

      Day 6.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 92-93, "A Tale of Two Travellers"

      Day 7.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 93-94, "Return of the Iroquois"

      Day 8.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 95-97, "Phips and Frontenac"

      Day 9.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 97-99, "Iberville the Swashbuckler"

      Day 10.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 100, "Peace at Last?"

The Story of Canada, p. 66-67, "The Struggle for Acadia"

      Day 11.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 103-104, "The Final Conquest of Acadia"

      Day 12.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 104-106, "The Final Conquest of Acadia" (finish)

      Day 13.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 106-108, "Louisbourg"

Life in Acadia, p. 5-8, "Introduction"

      Day 14.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 108-110, "Acadia: The Golden Years"

Life in Acadia, p. 9-17, "Acadia Under Attack"

      Day 15.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 111-112, "Cold War in Acadia"

Life in Acadia, p. 18-23, "Marie Maisonnat Chooses a Husband"

      Day 16.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 112-114, "Cold War in Acadia" (finish)

Life in Acadia, p. 24-33, "Marie Winniett Secures her Future"

      Day 17.

The Story of Canada, p. 70, "The Acadians"

Life in Acadia, p. 34-37, "Marie Winniett on her Own"

      Day 18.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 114-117, "The Expulsion of the Acadians"

Life in Acadia, p. 38-43, "Tragedy: Expulsion of the Acadians"

      Day 19.

The Spirit of Canada, p. 49-53, "Leaving Acadia"

Life in Acadia, p. 44-45, "A Quiet Life"

      Day 20.

*Early today give the child her reader, "Elizabeth: Bless this House"

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 117-118, "The Return of the Acadians"