1820 Lower Canada - Prominent Individuals
Information / Instructions
Establishing Facts and Situating in Space!
Start with individuals on this map!
Who was this?
He was a man who liked new inventions. In 1809, he decided to build a steamboat, which was a huge novelty at the time. Imagine: a boat that could travel without needing wind or oars to propel it! It was unthinkable at the time!
Who was this?
He exported timber to England. This timber was used mainly to build ships for the British Navy.
Who was this?
His novel entitled Les Anciens Canadiens, published in 1863. The story of this historical novel is set in the time of New France. It tells about life in the French colony through the story of two boys who become soldiers.
Map a player in Lower Canada
Choose a prominent individual available via the Societies and Territories site for 1820. Use the sample points or create new points for other individuals of the times. Map the individual using an icon and record information about that individual in the marker point's description.
Various icons are available in the site for this activity, including the following in the ZZZ_Teacher-submitted icons section:
Start with individuals on this map!
Who was this?
He was a man who liked new inventions. In 1809, he decided to build a steamboat, which was a huge novelty at the time. Imagine: a boat that could travel without needing wind or oars to propel it! It was unthinkable at the time!
Who was this?
He exported timber to England. This timber was used mainly to build ships for the British Navy.
Who was this?
His novel entitled Les Anciens Canadiens, published in 1863. The story of this historical novel is set in the time of New France. It tells about life in the French colony through the story of two boys who become soldiers.
Map a player in Lower Canada
Choose a prominent individual available via the Societies and Territories site for 1820. Use the sample points or create new points for other individuals of the times. Map the individual using an icon and record information about that individual in the marker point's description.
Various icons are available in the site for this activity, including the following in the ZZZ_Teacher-submitted icons section: