Before the Treaty: Fill in the blanks

 

Fill in the blanks

WALT:  understand the events that led to the creation and signing of the treaty.

 

Purpose: you will be able to explain why Maori and Pakeha wanted a treaty. This will help you to understand the importance of te Tiriti o Waitangi.

 

Use this cloze activity to summarise the events leading to the creation of te Tiriti o Waitangi. You will be summarising the effect of the French, whalers, and the trading partnership between Maori and Pakeha.

 

This week Room 2 literacy class have been learning about what had happened before the treaty signing. Some of the key words were : Sailors, Traders, Whalers, Missionaries, Maori, Pakeha, British, Annex, French and lawlessness.

 

The French

The French wanted  annex to New Zealand, but Maori wanted to keep control over their country.  Maori chiefs wrote to the King to ask for a,  friend , guardian and protector

King    friend    guardian    chiefs    French    annex    protector   control

 

The whalers 

When the whalers came to New Zealand, they brought  fighting and lawlessness  . Kororareka (the main port of New Zealand) became known as the  hell-hole  of the pacific. Because of this, Maori and Missionaries became  concerned and wanted a treaty .

fighting   hell-hole   treaty   whalers  concerned   lawlessness    pacific

 

Trading Partnerships

Pakeha and Maori  were  trading together. Maori were trading timber for ships  , and also flax to make  rope    for ships. Maori were also trading a lot of pork and potatoes  to whalers and sailors to eat.  Things were positive so Maori and Pakeha wanted to protect their business.

Pakeha     potatoes    positive   trading     Maori     pork    protect    timber    rope

 

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