British Colonies
This province was where John Cabot first explored.
What is Newfoundland?
John Cabot's real name.
What is Giovanni Caboto?
When newcomers began to arrive to Newfoundland, this activity was the primary way to make a living- especially by the ocean.
What is fishing?
Alexander MacKenzie navigated the Fraser River in 1793 and ended up on the coast of this province.
What is British Columbia?
This person, whose last name is now the most populous in British Columbia, drew the first ever accurate map of the province- proving that the Northwest Passage did not have an entrance along the coastline.
Who is George Vancouver?
This company was established along the Rupert's Lands- which remains a store today!
What is Hudson's Bay Company?
Henry Kelsey left the Hudson's Bay Company in 1690 on a mission to convince Indigenous Peoples to become trading partners, going as far west as this very flat province.
What is Saskatchewan?
This explorer was the first one to reach the Arctic Ocean- however, he did not find gold as he expected to.
Who is Samuel Hearne?
What is governor?
A famous ring road in this province is named after Anthony Henday, who interacted with the Siksika Peoples and tried to convince them to join the fur trade.
Who is James Cook?
This Treaty was signed between the French and the British that saw the French concede control of all of Acadia to the British.