Christ and the Americas: Chapter 5; People, Places, and Things
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GallagherGirl039 on December 14, 2010
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Seton American History, JPII Prep
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 King Francis I | commissioned voyages of Verrazzano and Cartier to the New World |
| Giovanni Verrazzano | travelled up the East coast of America (exploring Staten Island) looking for a shortcut to China |
| Jacques Cartier | his three voyages resulted int eh discovery of Labrodor, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the St. Lawrence River, and Quebec, and he attempted colonization in 1541 |
| Samuel Champlain | Father of New France; from 1603 until his death in 1635, he worked tirelessly to promote colonization in New France |
| Recollect Fathers | branch of the Franciscans; first missionaries from France to the New World |
| Jean Brebeuf | leader of the first Jesuit missionaries to New France; nicknamed the Bear (Echon) because of his tall and powerful physique |
| Isaac Jogues | nicknamed the Bird of Prey (Ondessonk) by the Huron Indians |
| Mohawks | branch of the Iroquois |
| Blackrobes | name the Indians gace Jesuit missionaries to New France |
| Mother Marie of the Incarnation | founded the Ursuline school for French and Indian children in Quebec, which is the oldest convent school in North America |
| Marquerite Bourgeoys | opened a boarding school and a vocational school for French and Indian children in Montreal; founded the Congregtion de Notre Dame |
| Blessed Francis Xavior de Laval | first Bishop of New France; served for nearly 50 years |
| Louis Joliet | apponted by Count Louis de Frontenac to find a westward passage in the water routes beyond Lake Michigan |
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