Links to "Early European
Exploration and Colonization"
Canadian Heritage
Gallery; Ships and
Boats; Sailboats
Song Lyrics:
Northwest Passage
Outline Map of
Canada (lakes and
rivers only)
Outline map of North
America
Exploration maps
Parks Canada, L’Anse
aux Meadows
National Historic Site
The Viking Network,
Viking Ships
Vikings: The North
Atlantic Saga
The Open Door Web
Site: Colonies and
Empires
CBC: Canada, A
People’s History
European explorers and navigators expanded the influence of their empires as they
ventured across the Atlantic Ocean in search of territories to colonize.
Students work in collaborative groups to research the reasons for European
exploration of the Western hemisphere and to describe the voyages of early European
explorers.
National Library of
Canada, Kids’ Site,
Explorers’ Index
National Maritime
Museum; Explorers
and Leaders
The Mariner’s
Museum; Biographies
of Explorers and
Associated People
Discoverers Web;
Jacques Cartier
Canadian Museum of
Civilization; The
Explorers of Nouvelle
France - Jacques
Cartier
Canadian Museum of
Civilization; Martin
Frobisher
Netscapades, The
Franklin Trail
Geocities: Who Was
Henry Hudson and
What Happened to
Him?
John Cabot
John Cabot: Explorer
The Canadian
Encyclopedia, David
Thompson
Canadian Museum of
Civilization: David
Thompson
Sir Humphrey Gilbert:
Explorer
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama:
Explorer
Vasco da Gama
Christopher
Columbus: Explorer
Christopher Columbus
Samuel de Champlain:
Explorer
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain:
Images