Bringing History to Life!

Today Susannah from the Flynn came to the classroom.  We learned about an important event in Vermont History.  We learned to take on many perspectives to understand this event!  As a class we acted out the moment when Samuel De Champlain, with the Abenaki, went into a battle with the Iroquois.  Here is some information about that encounter.  It was 1609.  The Abenaki befriended Champlain.  They made an alliance and decided to attack the Iroquois.  The Iroquois and Abenaki were enemies.  The battled by wearing armor and shooting arrows and using spears.   All night the two teams stayed separated, Team Champlain in their boats in the lake and he Iroquois were on land building their fortress.  All night they exchanged yells and screams as they prepared to fight.  In the morning they met on land.  Champlain led the Abenaki and the fierce Iroquois came at them.  Champlain used his musket to shoot the chiefs of the Iroquois tribe.  The Iroquois were surprised to see those shiny weapons that they had never seen before.  They were afraid.  The Abenaki felt were brave and strong.  They had not seen the guns before either!  Samuel De Champlain felt proud but this event would lead to Native Americans becoming fearful of the white man.  
Written by Jack, Abbie and Harrison