User:CarletonFP/sandbox

Article evaluation

- The article I decided to review is on Internal Colonialism, Link: Internal colonialism.

- I found the article to be very informative and neutral. However it has been rated 'Stub-class'. Links appear to work however a note at the top of the page indicates citations may require some cleanup.

- Personally I found the article to be informative, however it could include more examples which would look at more countries then the ones currently there.

Possible Articles to choose from:

- Shipbuilding, adding focus on how ships were an instrumental tool in European colonial expansion.

- Cartography, also adding focus on how maps were an instrumental tool in European colonial expansion.

Ships

- Not a lot of focus on how ships were very important in European Colonial Expansion. Will be researching more on the types of ships, and their origins as well as how they aided Europe to colonize.

- Suchetana, Chattopadhyay (2015) 'Closely observed Ships'.

- Brett, Christophers (2007) 'Ships in the Night: Journey in Cultural Imperialism and Postcolonialsim.

Possible Topics:
- Ship building

- Cartography

- Settler Colonialism (In Canada).

''' Topic: Settler Colonialism (In Canada). '''

After reviewing multiple options and sources, i have reached a decision to focus my article on 'Settler Colonialism', in this article, i observed there wasn't a section focusing on Canadian 'settler colonialism'. I also noticed that there is a box indicating 'This section needs expansion'. After reading through many articles, i feel comfortable moving forward on writing my article on Canada's history related to settler colonialism. After finishing my article, i plan to add it in the 'Settler Colonialism' article on wikipedia as an addition and contribution.

Final Article:
Settler Colonialism in Canada:

Some one thousand years ago, Vikings were colonizing Greenland, and over this period, they were able to explore certain parts of Labrador and Newfoundland. When Europeans came to Canada to explore the land; they encountered many regions, which were occupied by natives, which they referred to as Indians. The reason they referred to natives as Indians was because explorers believed they had reached the East Indies. However, it wasn’t until 1497 when European exploration began. John Cabot was the first explorer to map Canada’s Atlantic shore. Jacques Cartier is another key explorer in Canadian history; he made three trips across the Atlantic, where he claimed land for France (for King Francis 1), between 1534-1542. The first settlement in Canada took place in Acadia, which is known today as Nova Scotia, by two explorers Samuel de Champlain and Pierre de Monts in 1604. Four years later Samuel de Champlain became an ally to the Huron, Montagnais and the Algonquins, however for over a century the French and the Iroquois were enemies and fought each other, until they eventually made peace in 1701.

The first company to settle in Canada was the Hudson’s Bay Company, which had exclusive control over the Hudson Bay watershed. Men who traveled using canoes were referred to as voyageurs and coureurs des bois, these men also had strong relationships with First Nations. In the 1700’s Great Britain and France battled against each other over the control of North America. After a long hard fought battle British defeated the French in 1759. The battle took place on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City, after this battle, Great Britain named this territory the province of Quebec.

In the nineteenth century, European settlements started to develop and move west and south across Canada. There were many negative impacts of settler colonialism in Canada, including treaties with the intention to gain access to land and natural resources. In 1812, the first treaty was signed where the British gained land. Following the war many indigenous people were forced to sign due to hard times. Other impacts included poverty and hunger in many indigenous nations, loss of access to their lands, many died from diseases such as smallpox. Another important impact included The Indian Act of 1876, where the Canadian government controlled many facets of the daily life of indigenous people. This act controlled many aspects of their life such as; their relationship to their land, their cultural, social economic and political distinctiveness. Indigenous families were forced to send their children to residential schools, run by the church. These schools strongly impacted the social and physical health of those children and future generations.