Key Terms and Events
The selling of goods
Barter
What is the name of the indigenous group that the French relied on heavily to bring furs from First Nations to Montreal?
Wendat
What does "Le Pays en Haut" translate to?
The upper country
What type of good did the Indigenous peoples value because it was more durable than their own?
Metal
Which explorer discovered Vancouver?
George Vancouver
Overland route between two waterways
Portage
What did New France send back to France?
Fish, furs and timber
The English were not interested in creating a _______________ and focused on trade instead.
colony
Which group would be in charge of the following:
Preparing furs, working in the forts, paddling canoes and working in camps, and sharing language and geography skills.
What are the 3 maritime provinces?
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island
____________ organized and financed trade.
Merchants
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Who was trying to find the "Western Sea"
Sieur de la Verendrye
What River was once called the disapointment river?
McKenzie River
What are 2 reasons the canoe is important to Canadian identity?
(Answers vary) Ex: made it possible to transport furs quickly and easily, expedited transportation time, able to travel even in narrow rivers, made trips to the interior of N.A. possible, etc.
Which explorer found "plentiful fish" in 1497?
John Cabot
What was the "Great Peace of Montreal"?
Bonus 100 points if you include the year
A treaty of peace to end the fighting between Haudenosaunee, French, New France, violence against trappers and traders, etc.
(1701)
Jean Talon was put in charge of the __________
Economy of New France
Why did the English chose to build their forts along Hudson's Bay?
The location was close to northern forests with abundant, high-quality furs, and it provided good transportation routes via rivers
What began to dwindle causing the French to expand North and West?
Beaver populations
Who was called the "Father of New France"
Samuel de Champlain
Also known as "Voyageurs"
Coureurs de bois
What was the name of the treaty that was signed in the spring of 1701
The Great Peace of Montreal
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Who was "John Fubbister" of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
Isabel Gunn - woman who disguised herself as a man in order to work for the HBC
What is a wampum?
Belt made of shells etc and represents treaties, important events, etc.
Who is well known for his exploration of the Plains?
Henry Kelsey