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Exploration
of the New World
- Vikings:
The North Atlantic Saga
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html
Use the menu across the top to access:
- Guided
Tour
- Learning
Center- Teacher's Guide, Web links
- Family
Guide Printable activities 16 page PDF
- Hnefatafl
Board Game
- Viking
Explorers
http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/viking_disc.php
A text-based account of the early Viking explorers with internet links.
- The
Norse in Labrador and Newfoundland

http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/norse.html
-
The Norse In "Vineland"

http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/24/h24-1201-e.html
- Vikings
in the New World
http://members.aol.com/bakken1/viking/oview.htm
A text-based account of settlement of Newfoundland.
- Samuel
de Champlain
http://www.blupete.com/Hist/BiosNS/1600-00/Champlain.htm
- Samuel
de Champlain

http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/explor/explcd_e.html
- A
Short Biography of Champlain

http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/expos/champlain/bio_eng.html
- Samuel
de Champlain: Explorer

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/h24-1410-e.html
- Samuel
de Champlain
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03567a.htm
- Living
in Canada in the time of Champlain

http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/expos/champlain/indexeng.htm
Includes information about: commerce, exploring, farming, building,
daily life, warfare and the last voyage.
- Samuel
de Champlain
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/naal5/explore/champlain.htm
Biography and questions for students to explore.
- Jacques
Cartier: New Land for the French King

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/h24-1330-e.html
- Henry
Hudson's Daring Exploits

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/h24-1440-e.html
- The
Life and Voyages of Henry Hudson English Explorer & Navigator
http://www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/
- John
Davis: The Master Navigator

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/h24-1350-e.html
- Sir
John Franklin
http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/frank.htm
- Martin
Frobisher: The Priate-Explorer
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/h24-1340-e.html
- Empire
of the Bay
http://www.pbs.org/empireofthebay/profiles/profile_splash.html
Who were the Pathfinders? A look into the lives of the explorers and
businessmen central to the Hudson's Bay Company.
Martin Frobisher, Jacques Cartier, Henry Hudson, Samuel de Champlain,
Radisson and Groseilliers, Charles II, Alexander Mackenzie, George Simpson,
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Louis Riel.
Try the quiz - link at the bottom of the page.
- Vitus
Bering
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=80895
- John
Cabot

http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/cabot.php
- John
and Sebastian Cabot
http://www.mariner.org/age/cabot.html
- John
and Sebastian Cabot
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03126d.htm
- Lewis
& Clark: The Maps of Exploration
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/lewis_clark/planning3.html
Information of early exploration of Vancouver and Mackenzie and
the early mapping of the western ocean.
- The
Fur Trade and the Hudson's Bay Company

http://www.canadiana.org/hbc/intro_e.html
The history of the fur trade, the personalities, stories, a timeline,
and links to primary sources.
- Robert
Scott
http://www.south-pole.com/p0000089.htm
- The
Atlas of Canada: Exploration in Canada

http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/maps/historical
Maps with exploration routes.
Copyright
2001
Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Wednesday January 16, 2008 11:45 PM
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