The term Viking‚ though used to denote ship-borne explorers‚ traders and warriors‚ is actually a verb describing the acts of the Norsemen who originated in Norway‚ Iceland‚ Denmark and Sweden and raided the coasts of the British Isles‚ France and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century. This period of European history (generally dated to 793–1066) is often referred to as the Viking Age. It may also be used to denote the entire populations of these countries and their settlements
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Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden to train and recruit an army for overseas service. At the time‚ Canada had a regular army of only 3‚112 men and a fledgling navy.[1] However‚ within a mere two months‚ Canada could boast of an army of over 32‚000 men as men flocked to recruiting stations. Most of the militia trained at CFB Valcartier‚ just north of Quebec City and within two months the First Contingent‚ Canadian Expeditionary Force‚ was on its way to England in the largest convoy ever to cross the
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“Verranzo explored the Atlantic coastal region from North Carolina to Newfoundland...he discovered the mouth of the Hudson River and New York Bay…[Cartier] discovered the St. Lawrence River and explored it as far as present-day Montreal.” Explorers found many resources from other cultures and land they found. When explorers reported back to their homeland about the places they found‚ Europeans began to look at the Newfoundland as a profitable place instead of an
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Region (also called the Maritimes) Provinces and capital cities: Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John’s) Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) Nova Scotia (Halifax) New Brunswick (Fredricton) Around 2.3 million people live in the Maritimes. The region is known for fishing‚ farming‚ forestry‚ and mining. Aside from its natural coastal beauty‚ the area is also rich in history‚ with Nova Scotia known as the gateway to Canada‚ and Newfoundland and Labrador as the oldest colony of the British Empire. The Atlantic
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Goeland. He crossed the Atlantic Ocean and got to Newfoundland in only 20 days. It was at this time that he started to explore Newfoundland‚ the areas that se now know as the Atlantic Provinces and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Some of the islands he visited were The Islands of Birds. His crew killed about one thousand birds. Most of the birds were Great Auks‚ which look like puffins‚ and now they are extinct. When he landed in Newfoundland he met with Indians called Micmacs but he didn’t trust
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Key Explorers Chart Assignment (Classwork and Homework Grade) We will start in the Computer lab and you will complete on your own Due 4B on 2/10 and 4A 2/11 Set up a chart giving information on major explorers of the period. We will be able to use this chart as a study guide/reference as we continue to learn how Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa and the Americas changed. As a result of scientific/technological growth..AKA (Scientific Revolution)‚ and cross-cultural contacts: explorations‚ colonization and trade
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In pre- Columbian America there is evidence to show that there were both Norse and African presence present before the arrival of Christopher Columbus’ maiden voyage in 1492. The presence of the Africans was first stated by Christopher Columbus himself in his voyage diaries‚ which he claimed was told to him by an Indian on his second voyage. This was later solidified by Portuguese seamen who also told of African navigation to Columbus. On the other hand the Nordic Movement into pre- Columbian America
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the Far East. In the spring of 1534‚ Cartier reached the jagged northern coast of the new continent‚ and the Breton mariner discovered the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Cartier’s two ships began sailing across the gulf exploring the western coast of Newfoundland‚ naming the many capes and harbors he encountered. He then set a westward course once again. In the Gulf‚ Cartier discovered a number of small islands covered with wild fowl and fine trees and meadows. He wrote about fields of wild oats‚ flowers
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their vessels. This directly impacted the shipping of supplies to Newfoundland and Labrador. Consequently‚ people experienced shortages of some supplies and higher prices for others (web3). By 1918‚ almost a quarter of the colony’s revenue was needed to pay the interest on its loans. In addition‚ government now faced the cost of paying pensions to returning servicemen. This increasing public debt would have major effects on Newfoundland and Labrador both in the short and long term. To help cope with
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L’Anse aux Meadows is an archaeological site on the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland‚ Canada that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. UNESCO‚ the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization‚ designates World Heritage Sites in order to “…encourage the identification‚ protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.” The L’Anse aux Meadows archaeological site is truly of outstanding
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