British & Colonial Expansion
This economic system required colonies to send resources to the mother country.
What is mercantilism?
This was warmer in the 13 Colonies, helping them farm longer.
What is the climate (weather)
He explored for Britain in 1497.
Who is John Cabot
British merchants funded Radisson and des Groseilliers’ journey here.
What is Hudson’s Bay?
The Northwest Company was owned by this group and had this purpose.
Who are the French, and what is trading furs?
These two countries were richer than Britain and France when empires began expanding
What are Spain and Portugal?
New France mostly offered jobs for these workers.
Who are fur traders?
This country claimed Newfoundland initially through Giovanni Caboto
What is Britain?
In 1713, Britain renamed Acadia to this.
What is Nova Scotia?
These two fur-trade rivals fought during the Pemmican Wars.
What are the Hudson’s Bay Company and the Northwest Company?
Britain’s farmland was running out and disease was spreading, causing this to decline.
What is the quality of life in Britain?
These groups could fish, farm, log, and more in the 13 Colonies.
Who are settlers and colonists?
These two groups were most affected by the creation of Halifax.
Who are the Mi’kmaq and the French?
This region around Hudson’s Bay was named for a British Royal
What is Rupert's Land?
These allies of the NWC lived in the Red River Settlement.
Who are the Metis
This religious reason motivated Britain to expand its empire.
What is giving Protestants freedom to practice their religion?
This religious freedom helped the 13 Colonies attract more settlers.
What is allowing different Protestant religions?
This is the original Mi’kmaq name for Halifax.
What is Chebucto?
Hudson’s Bay was also called this animal-related name.
What is the Sea of Beavers?
These two explorers mapped the Pacific Coast, where one met met the Nuu-chah-nulth and found otter furs.
Who are James Cook and George Vancouver?
Britain succeeded more than France because of this strategy for their colonies.
What is spending money to build large colonies and gain military advantages?
Unlike New France, the 13 Colonies could trade with more than just Britain, showing the importance of this.
What is trade
These people of Newfoundland were forced off their land and became extinct.
Who are the Beothuk?
This treaty transferred Acadia to the British in 1713.
What is the Treaty of Utrecht (or Treaty of 1713)?
This Dene leader helped Samuel Hearne search for gold and copper
Who is Matonabbee?