Grade 7 Social Studies - Week of October 10 to 14

We have completed our second chapter from the textbook.  Students will be handing in their duotangs for grading on Monday, October 17.  

 On Monday, October 17, we will have our Chapter 2 Test about “The French in North America.”  The following items will be tested:

Vocabulary:

• Acadian
• Bishop
• Canadien
• Citizen
• Colony
• Coureurs de bois
• Empire
• Governor
• Habitant
• Imperialism
• Intendant
• King’s Daughters (filles du roi)
• Merchant
• Missionaries
• Monopoly
• New France
• Scurvy
• Seigneurial System
• Silk Road
• Vikings

Also, know the following concepts or places:

• Catholic – the main religion of the French
• Christopher Columbus – who was he and what did he do
• Four reasons the imperial countries of Europe wanted to expand their empires:
• Competition/power
• Curiosity
• Economics (land/resources)
• Religion
• French world view
• Gaspe Peninsula
• Haudenosaunee reaction to the fur trade
• Mi’kmaq involvement in the fur trade and reaction to French settlers
• Quebec – place where the river narrows
• St. Lawrence River – most of the colonists settled here
• Stadacona
• Differing perspectives on land ownership:
• European view
• First Nations view

Finally, know where each of the following explorers came from (home country), where their exploration led them to, and who they came into contact with in the new world:

• Jacques Cartier
• Christopher Columbus
• Samuel de Champlain

Students will be allowed to use their Chapter 2 materials in the duotang for the test.  However, students will still need to study and understand the material, in order for this to benefit them during the test.  They will need to be able to use their knowledge and understanding to:

·  show critical thinking

·  apply historical and geographic skills to bring meaning to issues and events

·  apply skills of metacognition, reflecting upon what they have learned

·  communicate ideas and information in an informed, organized, and persuasive manner