Cartier was the first to document the name Canada to designate the territory on the shores of the St-Lawrence River. The name is derived from the Iroquois word "kanata", or village, which was incorrectly interpreted as the native term for the newly discovered land. Cartier used the name to describe Stadacona, the surrounding land and the river itself. And Cartier named "
Canadiens" the inhabitants (Iroquois) he had seen there. Thereafter the name Canada was used to designate the small French colony on these shores, and the French colonists were called
Canadiens, until the 19th century, when the name started to be applied to the loyalist colonies on the Great Lakes and later to all of North America. In this way Cartier is not strictly the European discoverer.
Considering that Cartier made three voyages of exploration in dangerous unknown waters without losing a ship, he entered and departed some 50 undiscovered harbors without serious mishap, he may be considered one of the most conscientious explorers of the period.
Cartier was also one of the first to formally acknowledge that the New World was a separate land mass from Europe/Asia
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ReplyDeleteHello Cassie I like how you explained where the term Canadians came from. Cartier was very interesting when came to relations with the indigenous people he actions developed hatred between the French and Iroquois later solidified by Samuel de Champlain aiding the what would later be called Huronia.
The consequences of Cartier actions lead to the French abandoning any plans to visit the New World for at least a decade later, the first being Samuel de Champlain. I also find it interesting that Cartier left the New World for what he thought was diamonds and other precious gems against the King of France's orders to build a settlement leading to him lost his job.
The pronunciation of the word Katana is interesting. For Anglophones(English speakers) it is pronounced Kanada. The word Canada was the first word to refers to the regions outside of the St.Lawrence river and not limited to the village originally lead by Stadacona.
Did you know that all the names that were proposed for Canada? They were many words that were proposed here are some examples which can be found at this link
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Canada#Other_proposed_names
Anglia the medieval Latin word for England.
Albionoria "Albion of the North".
Borealia from Borealis Latin word for Northern, compare with Australia.
Cabotia in honor of the explorer of John Cabot who explored the eastern coast of Canada for England.
Colonia.
EFISGA an acronym of English,French,Irish,Scottish,German and Aboriginal.
Hochelaga old name for Montreal.
Laurentia
Mesopelagia
New Albion
Norland
Superior
Tupona "Derived from United Province of America".
Transalantica
Ursalia "place of bears".
Vesperia "land of the evening star".
Victorialand in honour of Queen Victoria.
As you tell there were many words that Canada could have been called.
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ReplyDeleteHey Cassie, great blog post. I feel like you were specific in your response to the prompt and put lots of detail into your post. If I wanted to go back and look to study for a test your blog post would for sure be a reliable source for studying or for somebody who was not in class that day when we compared Cartier and Champlain. Although I think that this is a reliable source of information I think that you definitely could have added more substance and detail to your post.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of what he actually did while exploring “the new world” you didn’t have a lot on specific expeditions that he had went on he started off assisting other explorers on their journeys such as Henry Hudson, as well as Lewis & Clark. His first solo expedition was to search for gold, riches, spices, and a route to Asia. He actually discovered what we now call today Prince Edward Island, by doing this King Francis was highly impressed and then was sent back to find and establish a base. He had found many riches on this trip and the 2,000 mile long river that supposedly led to Asia, according to the Iroquois people he had bumped into on his trip. The third and final expedition was to establish a settlement along the St. Lawrence river for the French, he ended up finding what seemed to be diamonds, but they actually turned out to be fake in the end. I believe that if you had added more information like this to your blog post it would have been more helpful to those looking to study Cartier.
Another thing you could have added to your blog post was the impression that Cartier made on the Iroquois people. On his first trip to Canada he had captured two of them and brought them back with him to France. By capturing these men and eventually taking over their land and stealing resources Cartier definitely damaged his reputation within the First Nations.
Keeping this in mind I do think that overall your blogpost could have had some extra detail. By adding more information about what he actually did in Canada it would have added a lot more substance to your post. Great job, keep up the good work. I am leaving a link the a website that I think explains the importance of Cartier very well you can find it online at http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/jacques-cartier
Hey Cassie great blog! I noticed you may have left out some details about Cartier that may have been helpful to those who weren’t there to learn about him that day or have never heard about him. You could have added that he was born in 1491. His first exploration was in 1534 when King Francis was funding an exploration to North America or “ The New World”. You also could have added that he traveled through the gulf of the St. Lawrence and explored the west coast of Newfoundland. Also that the Iroquois helped him navigate while he was exploring the new world. Then after we was done exploring the first time around the king was happy with what he had found while over seas and sent him back on a second trip where he established a base. A great blog to look at to find out more about Cartier or who explained him very well was Syd. Here’s a link to her blog.https://canadianhistorytoldbyus.blogspot.ca/2017/10/in-shoes-of-jacques-cartier.html?m=0#links
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Hey Cassie you did a pretty good job on this months blog. I especially like how you went into with great detail the fact that Canada’s name was a mistake. Some of the points or topics I would’ve added are, you could’ve gone more in depth with his journeys. Like how long they lasted, what parts of Canada did he go to in each one of his journeys. You could’ve also mentioned if any of the harbours that we discovered are still in use today. If you didn’t reach the work minimum this topic I’m about to say could’ve pushed you a lot closer to it. His family or just more about his like would’ve been another great topic for you to talk about. Some points you could’ve added for this was, his he have a wife is so only one or a couple what were there name(s), how long did they live for. Also how many kids did he have if he had any what where there names how long did they live. How many people went along with Cartier was it many or few. Along the way did he establish and settlements and are any of them still a thing today if he did. Another thing you could’ve added was what was his relationship like with the First Nations groups like the Iroquois. From what you said it seemed like they had an alright relationship but you never know. Oh and one last thing you didn’t add a link to the website if you used one, and I don’t know if you needed one but you could’ve also used some quotes. Here is a link to a website that I think would be useful https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.biography.com/.amp/people/jacques-cartier-9240128. But over all you did a good job on your blog and you should get a decent mark.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you looked into how canadas name was a mistake and they misinterpreted the iroquis word. It was nice how you mentioned the voyages he went on along with how he made over 50 trips into canada he truly was one of the most exploratory ones out there, also how long where these voyages last usually. I would like to know more about the settlements he helped started and his family. If he did establish settlements where were they and which ones still exist, and which harbors he discovered and help start out. How big were the crew on these ships and how big were the ships. Another thing is how did he get along with the FN during his travels, did he ever take any as slaves and bring them back to his country. Or did he just leave them alone in their home. I think this website will help you with your work
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