HIS263Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Seigneurial System Of New France, Smallpox, Northwest Passage
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The far north, the northwest, the northwest coast to the mid- Running out of land so people begin moving northward. Late 1500s and re-emerges in the 19th century - john franklin to the northwest passage and his team disappears until they find the remains. Think about how people are seeing the land as a tremendous source of resources. Extent of knowledge of the north was very sparse - much of canada was unmapped by non-native peoples - only mapped the riverway areas. Most recently occupied area in the world but still millions of years. England wants to find a passage to china though the polar regions - search to the east and. 1577-1578 frobisher gets to baffin island and thinks it is asia. 1578 single largest polar expedition until 2000 1/10 of the entire british naval fleet, take several thousand tons of ore, but find out it is fool"s gold.
