Paleoindian:
adj. From the period roughly over 10,000 years ago.
Archaic:
adj. From the period between about 10,000 and 3,000 years
ago.
Woodland:
adj. From the period between about 3,000 and 500 years ago;
characterized by the development of pottery and agriculture.
Algonquian:
A group of North American Aboriginal peoples speaking the
same language; includes Cree, Montagnais, Abenaki, Mi'kmaq,
Ojibwa, etc.
Jacques Cartier :
A St. Malo mariner (1491-1557) who sailed west with two ships
in 1534 seeking a passage to China on behalf of King Francis
I of France. He was the first French explorer to set foot
on the land that would later become Canada.
St. Lawrence River:
A North American river that issues from Lake Ontario and flows
past Montreal and Quebec City to the Atlantic Ocean (1,140
km). It drains southeastern Canada and northeastern United
States, flowing through a long estuary into the Gulf of St.
Lawrence. Dredging and canals have made it accessible to ships
of up to 25,000 tonnes eight months of the year.
Mercator :
A North American river that issues from Lake Ontario and flows
past Montreal and Quebec City to the Atlantic Ocean (1,140
km). It drains southeastern Canada and northeastern United
States, flowing through a long estuary into the Gulf of St.
Lawrence. Dredging and canals have made it accessible to ships
of up to 25,000 tonnes eight months of the year.
Gulf:
n. A stretch of sea consisting of a deep inlet with a narrow
mouth.
Samuel de Champlain:
A French explorer (born 1570) who made many voyages to Canada
between 1603 and his death in 1635. He was governor of New
France from 1604 to 1607 and established the settlement that
would develop into Quebec City.
Hydronym:
n. (-nym = name) Any proper name for a body of water. |
