New France

Introduction

I'm particularly proud of the way this unit came together. :-)

Booklist   Time Table   Internet Learning-Links


    Booklist:

Beginnings, Stories of Canada's Past, edited by Ann Walsh

Canadian History for Dummies, by Will Ferguson

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, by Claire Mackay

The King's Daughter, by Suzanne Martel

The Spirit of Canada, edited by Barbara Hehner

The Story of Canada, by Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore

 


    Time Table:

      Day 1.

The Story of Canada, p. 46-49, Intro

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 108-110, "Sam the Tripper"

The King's Daughter, chapters 1 and 2

      Day 2.

Canadian History for Dummies, p 61-63, "Life and Times of Samuel Champlain" (Read the intro and "Iroquois versus Canadien")

The King's Daughter, chapters 3 and 4

      Day 3.

The Story of Canada, p. 49-51, "The Corngrowers" 

The King's Daughter, chapters 5 and 6

      Day 4.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 64-65, "Life and Times of Samuel Champlain" (Read, "Coureurs de bois and voyageurs," "The first habitant")

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 153-158, "Etienne Brule"

The King's Daughter, chapters 7 and 8

      Day 5.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 65-66, "Life and Times of Samuel Champlain" (Read, "Company of 100")

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 111-117, "Sam the Tripper" ("Champlain in Acadia")

The King's Daughter, chapters 9 and 10

      Day 6.

The Story of Canada, p. 51-53, "Champlain's Colony"

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 118-131, "Sam the Tripper" ("Champlain at Quebec")

The King's Daughter, chapters 11 and 12

      Day 7.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 67-68, "Life and Times of Samuel Champlain" (Read, "The Kirke Brothers Take Quebec" and "The Death of Champlain")

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 132-140, "Sam the Tripper" (finish)

The King's Daughter, chapters 13 and 14

      Day 8.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 68-71, "Black Robes"

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. p. 162-165, "Dying Breath Department"

The King's Daughter, chapters 15 and 16

      Day 9.

The Spirit of Canada, p. 26-29, "New France," Try Not to Be Troublesome" and "The Huron Carol"

The Story of Canada. P. 55, "The Heroines of Ville-Marie"

The King's Daughter, chapters 17 and 18

      Day 10.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 72-73, "Meanwhile, Back in Acadia..." (Read, "Membertou," "Argall Attacks," "The First Nova Scotians")

The King's Daughter, chapters 19 and 20

      Day 11.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 74-76, "Meanwhile, Back in Acadia..." (Read, "Acadian Civil War")

The King's Daughter, chapters 21 and 22

      Day 12.

The Story of Canada, p. 53-56, "Louis XIV Saves New France" (minus "Heroines of Ville-Marie")

The King's Daughter, chapters 23 and 24

      Day 13.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 77-79, "The Battle of Long Sault" and "A Royal Province" (up to, but not including, "Mercantilism and triangular trade")

The King's Daughter, chapters 25 and 16

      Day 14.

Beginnings, p. 58-71 and 210-212, "The Little Iron Horse" and "Historical Notes"

The King's Daughter, chapters 27 and 28

      Day 15.

The Story of Canada, p. 56-60, "Habitants"

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 142-152, "Visionaries, Villagers, Voyageurs"

The King's Daughter, chapters 29 and 30

      Day 16.

Beginnings, p. 72-85 and 212-213, "The Bear Tree" and "Historical Notes"

The King's Daughter, chapters 31 and 32

      Day 17.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 79-18 "A Royal Province" (Read, "Mercantilism and triangular trade," "The Great Intendant," and "Jean Talon and the spiral staircases")

The King's Daughter, chapters 33 and 34

      Day 18.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 81-83, "A Royal Province" (Read, "The empire strikes back," and "Filles du roi")

The King's Daughter, chapter 35

      Day 19.

Beginnings, p. 47-56 and 208-210, "Courage, Marguerite" and "Historical Notes"

The King's Daughter, chapter 36 and 37

      Day 20.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 83-84, "Feudalism: Canadien style," and "Church and State"

The Spirit of Canada, p. 158-161, "Tall Tales" and "Ti-Jean Brings Home the Moon"