First Nations Groups
Peoples of the coast lived in these.
What are longhouses?
The acronym is HBC.
What is the Hudson's Bay Company?
Europeans made these out of beaver fur.
What are hats?
Many tried and failed to find a passage from the east to this ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Charles II claimed the land around this bay.
What is the Hudson's Bay?
The Peoples of the Plains followed these large, furry animals.
What are bison?
The competition for the HBC.
Who is the North West Company?
Known as "soft gold."
What is otter fur?
This mountain range was a significant barrier when trying to make the journey across Canada.
What are the Rocky Mountains?
Pierre Esprit Radisson and Medard de Grosilliers had this job before starting the HBC.
What are courers de bois?
Like the Peoples of the Coast, the Peoples of the Plains also valued this fish highly.
What are salmon?
Paddlers who were known for their immense strength and ability to paddle long distances.
Who are the voyageurs?
Beavers, bison, and otter were overhunted and almost went _____________.
Place that Alexander Mackenzie ended up on his first attempt to cross Canada.
What is the Arctic?
The person who finally found the passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Who was Alexander Mackenzie?
Temporary housing structures that were easily built and taken apart.
What are tipis?
Before the NWC started, the HBC had this. (hint: it's a boardgame)
What is a monopoly?
These countries almost went to war over the sea otter trade.
Who are Spain and England.
Sickness caused by vitamin C deficiency.
What is scurvy?
The Nootka chief who brokered peace between Spain and England.
Who was Chief Maquinna?