Early British Colonization
What is an example of a raw material?
Wood, fish, gold, fur
What type of fish was discovered off the coast of Newfoundland?
Cod
What was the occupation of Pierre Radisson and Sieur de Groseilliers, who first learned about Hudson's Bay from the Indigenous Peoples?
Coureur de Bois
Which explorer was the first European to explore deep inland into the prairies, venturing into what is modern day Alberta?
Anthony Henday
What was John Cabot's Italian name?
Giovanni Caboto
How many separate colonies were founded along the Eastern Coast of what is now the United States
13
What was the name of the Italian sailor that told Britain about the fish near Newfoundland?
John Cabot
The French defeated the British in battle and claimed much of the area around Hudson's Bay, but were forced to give it back because of this document.
Treaty of Utrecht
This explorer extensively mapped the area along the coast of what is now British Columbia
George Vancouver/James Cook
What was the religious make-up of the British colonies?
Different colonies had different faiths (Anglican, Catholic, Quaker, Puritan)
What happened to the Beothuk after the British colonized the area?
The went extinct
What is the name of the area where the Hudson's Bay Company held a monopoly on fur trading?
Rupert's Land
Samuel Hearne left the Hudson Bay area and travelled Northwest over land, becoming the first European to discover this Ocean
Arctic Ocean
What was the name of the economic system based on exchanging goods between colonies and the home country?
Mercantalism
What was Acadia renamed after it fell under British control?
Nova Scotia
Who did Radisson and Groseilliers first try to convince to explore Hudson's Bay?
The Governor of New France
What was the name of the route Roald Amundsen successfully navigated across the Arctic?
The Northwest Passage
Name one of the early British colonies along the East Coast of the United States
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
What was the name of the last surviving Beothuk woman?
Shanawdithit
The Hudson's Bay Company built their forts mostly in these strategic locations
Near rivers
This explorer went missing in the Arctic. His body was never found.
Sir John Franklin