Assignment # 7 ♥ Canadian Personalities

I am responding to Assignment # 7 on my teacher's blog, Canadian History with Miss Pollock. I have been checking out the resources of the Canadian Museum of Civilizations.

a.) Which category of Canadian Personalities interested you the most? Did you like the "we inspired", "we founded", "we fought", "we built" or "we governed" section the best? Why?

What interested me the most was the We Built section, with Samuel De Champlain, David Thompson, James Bernard Harkin, Francis Rattenbury, and Jules Timmins. This section was the most interesting section because they shaped our country's landscapes: waterways, mountains, cities, and the countryside. That serves as an important part in which Canada's society is built.

b.) Which personality interested you the most? Why? Find an image of him or her to embed (add to the body of your post) and write, in your own words, a short description of what he or she did and why he or she is your favourite. If you get information from any source, you must credit it by creating a link to it (that includes information from the site that I've asked you to look at).


Samuel de Champlain, explorer and administrator interested me the most because "Samuel de Champlain was a man of colossal scope — soldier, explorer, cartographer, writer and tireless promoter of the colony of New France", according to the article/biography on the resources of the Canadian Museum of Civilizations. He also ventured by canoe into the wilderness, fought in wars, and traded for furs.

I like him the most out of all the other personalities because I have heard his name in alot of other places and I know that he is pretty famous and known. I have read about him in textbooks, websites, and even heard a classmate present a project about him. He is very important and influences Canada alot because he founded a permanent settlement at Quebec City and he spearheaded the expansion of France into the New World. I got this info from the resources of the Canadian Museum of Civilizations.



c.) In your post, suggest three more influential Canadian personalities that could be added to this site. Why did you choose these people? Which categories would they fit into? Link to information about each of them.

**I found a great website that links you to information about at least 40 different European Explorers. Click HERE to check it out.

One of the people I chose was Marco Polo. He is Italian and he explored China and Asia. I chose him becuase his name sounded cool and because I have heard of him before. Marco would probably fit into the "We inspired" section because it is said that Christopher Columbus read the description of Marco Polo, of Java, Sumatra, and some other Eastern Indian Islands that he thought he had found when he had actually discovered Haiti and Cuba. So basicly, Marco Polo led Christopher Columbus into the voyage that led to the discovery of America. I got this info from a site called Middle Ages.

The second person I chose was Jaques Cartier. He is French, and he led three expeditions of exploration to Canada. I chose him because I have seen his name almost everywhere and also becuase I did a project on him. Cartier would probably fit into the "We founded" because he lead a voyage of discovery to the New World. On his first voyage, he reached Newfoundland and sails on to and explores the coast of Labrador. Cartier named Canada "Kanata" meaning village or settlement in the Huron-Iroquois language. On his second voyage, he travelled across the Atlantic and explored some land in Montreal. When he returned to France, he and the kind made plas to colonise Canada. I found this info at a site called Elizabethan-era.


The third person I chose was Sir Francis Drake. He is English, and he is famous as a seaman, explorer and a pirate, sailing around the World, raiding the Spanish and helping to defeat the Spanish Armadaseaman. I chose him because I read his mini-description and that caught my attention. The description said, "Circumnavigates the World" and I didn't even know what that was until I read about him. Sir Francis Drake would probably fit into the "We fought" section because he attacked and destroyed the Spanish Fleet at Cadiz. I also got this info from Elizabethan-era.org.

**These people aren't really Canadian, but they have made great contributions to Canada. Marco Polo basicly led to the discovery of North America, which led to Canada. Jaques Cartier led 3 expeditions to Canada, which led to the discovery of Canada. Sir Francis Drake sailed to Canada and claimed Vancouver Island, but this location was kept secret. He called it "Nova Albion" for the queen. When he got back to England, and got a reward from the Queen for £10,000.


**Mystery-History-Maker-Match-Up Game

d.) Which History-Maker did you have the most in common with? Were you able to figure it out from the clues given? What do you share with that person? What are some things that are different between you and that person?

Clue#1- "I spoke English, but I never learned how to read and write."

Clue#2- "I had a good singing voice and often sang hymns and gospel music."

Clue#3- "Some people called me Moses after the prophet in the bible who led his people to freedom."

Clue#4- "As a slave, I was not allowed to go to school."

Clue#5- "Long after my death, people organized a historical society and a foundation in my name."


Clue#6- "I believed that all people are equal and have the right to be free."

Ironically, I have the most in common with Harriet Tubman!! I did my assignment #6 on her. She was a runaway slave who led hundreds of other slaves to freedom through the underground railroad.

Things in common:

• we both spent our spare time on music
  
• we believe in human rights
  
• we both had nicknames, but mine isn't as big as "Moses"
  

Things that are different:

• she was a black slave
  
• I can read and write English, and have an education
  
• she is a history maker, and saved hundreds of slaves; a hero
  
• I almost set my kitchen on fire. :(

e.) One hundred years from now, (in 2109!) imagine that students are learning about Canadian History Makers and they discover you. What will you be remembered for? How were you a Canadian History Maker? You are using your imagination, so think about some things that you would like to accomplish in your life and imagine that you have all the accomplishments of your life to look back on. Write a short profile of yourself, imagining the contributions you have made to the future of Canada. (Write this as though you've lived your whole life. You may have been a phenomenal athlete, the first black Prime Minister, cured cancer...use your imagination!)

Emily Z was born on 1996-2070. The world has progressed and changed so much over the decades. Emily was a medical doctor, an engineer scientist, and a polititian/senator, and she am famous because she has found a cure for cancer. Emily has saved millions from dying from this disease, and the reason why she started researching this is because she wanted to save her aunt's life. She had a liver disease from drinking, so that inspired me when Emily she was in grade 7 to start in medical school. She found the cure in 2046, and the medicine started disributing all over the world by 2047. She then became sucessful and won her first Nobel prize. She recieved her second Nobel prize when she figured out a way to power cars with water, so there would be alot less pollution. In 2057, She fought for equal rights of gender, and she became the first Asian woman Prime Minister. Every man and woman is, and should be treated the same. In 2070, she passed away during a car crash. By the year 3000, people named a school after her, and she was on the $200 bill, as a memory of her great accoplishments.