Biography

 

Your explorer's biography should include:

Who your explorers was?
- dates of birth and death (where he/she was born, and where he/she died)
- how did he/she decide to become an explorer (or did it just happen)?
- what was your explorer famous for?


What journeys or explorations did your explorer go on?
- who employed your explorer to go on these expeditions (if anyone)?
- where did your explorer go?
- when did he/she go on these expeditions?

Describe the most important expedition in detail
- means of travel
(e.g. ship, canoe, dog sled, foot, horseback, balloon, etc.)
- hardships that he/she encountered
- people he/she met along the way (if anyone)
- any interesting or unusual facts
- was the mission considered a success at the time?

Conclude with how your explorer contributed to the development of Canada