An Alliance with the Huron Empire.

1. What is an alliance? What does this word mean?



An alliance is a group of organizations or countries that have the similar situation or opinion, or that the countries or organizations that have a deep relationship and join together like a group. Alliance means that the different organizations or countries in this group will not fight, will not have a conflict.




2. Why would Champlain want to form an alliance with the Hurons?



Champlain form an alliance with the Hurons, I think that is because he want to make a friendly situation between them. If there's a alliance, Hurons will not make a conflict with French. That is useful for Champlain to do things here. And for Hurons, they will get the technology from French, they could gain more profits from them and that is good for the trade.They could gather to fight the other enemies. Alliance is worth for both.





3. This is a picture of Champlain and his Huron allies on the left fighting the Iroquois. This is one of the earliest images of Europeans and First Nations people interacting.



a. Explain what you see in the picture in 3-5 sentences. Look carefully at the picture.




I see Champlain and his Huron allies gather to fight with Iroquois. By the alliance, Champlain and his Huron allies helped each other. The French have the developed weapons, that is usually useful for the conflict. And the French and the Hurons stand at different sides, that could scatter enemies' fire, so they could win.




b. Do you think this is a realistic image of the situation? Explain why or why not in 5-8 sentences.



I don't think that is a realistic image of the situation, but it might be similar. I think they could not stand that close. And I think the French of the centre might be not right. His weapon was a gun, he should hide somewhere or a little farther. I have seen a film of French conflict, they let other people stand before them. They are a bit foxy.



4. The Hurons had many economic advantages because of their geographic location and territory. They were located on the southern shore of Georgian Bay, where the fishing was excellent.




a. Find a map of Georgian Bay. Explain where this bay is.









The bay is a part of the second big lake---Lake Huron in Canada.







b. Translate the word bay.




Bay is the connecting part of lake or sea and the land.The depth from the sea to the land become shallow.



5 . Find a photograph of Georgian Bay that you like. Explain why you like it in 3-5 sentences.The vegetation of this region includes mixed forests, meadows, and fields. The sandy soil was perfect for planting corn, squash, pumpkins, and beans.
I love it because of the beautiful view under the sunset. The surface of the water just like a mirror. We can see the sky from the water. Without any pollution, without any man-made substance, it shows a natural view.



6. Take a look at this piece of Canadian Art called "Stormy Weather". The artist is Frederick Varlet. He illustrated the stormy weather of Georgian Bay.



a. How do you feel when you see this painting? Explain in 5-8 sentences. Tell me why you feel that way.

I feel the power and the unpeace, the view become different from the fine day. The water might crash the stone, the wind waves the plants. All the things become unpeaceful. I feel the tempestuous storm that could made a small disaster. The sky changed, the wind changed, the surface of the lake changed, so I can feel the power and the unpeace.

7. This is a poem by A.J.M Smith. It was put together with this image on a past provincial exam.



a. When you read this poem, how do you feel about the Canadian landscape? Explain in 10-12 sentences. Think deep and be creative.

Canadian landscape is really different from the others, there's full of natural feel. The stones over the land, the water, the animals, shows a dusky feeling.But I feel a fragment. A view of beauty, a feeling of loneliness. Just like the poem says:This is the beauty of strength broken by strength and still strong. It shows me a paradox,how does a strength broken by strength. The land stands here alone but shine his beauty to us.

8. What did you learn in this lesson? Explain in 5-8 sentences

I learned about the alliance between Huron and French. The French want to make a peace between them. And the Huron get the technology and goods from the French. I also learned the bays, and I make a sense of Georgian Bay, that's really a beautiful place to visit.