Journey to Upper Canada
By what mode of transportation did most of the settlers travel to Upper Canada?
Boat
What group of people were already in Upper Canada when the settlers arrived?
First Nations
What are moccasins?
A type of shoe that is made out of soft leather.
Health tip: don't do this, because it will wash off all of the body oils that keep us from getting diseases.
Shower or bathe
What is the group of people called that have the infinity sign on their flag?
Métis
Most early settlers came from this continent.
Europe
How did people buy things (other than using money)
They traded goods and skills
Name one way that First Nations people showed settlers how to heal when they were sick.
Cedar/Birch tea or spiritual healing ceremonies
Who would pull out teeth during this time period?
The blacksmith
Name 3 different types of transportation that a pioneer would have used to travel far distances (for example: from Toronto to Quebec)
different types of boats, horse, stagecoach, horse and carriage, walking, etc.
What does "Land Ho!" mean?
A sailor's cry at announcing that he can see the land
What does it mean to portage?
Carry a canoe over land where the river is too dry to canoe
How did men gather food during the 1800s? (Hint: they went on specific trips)
Hunting
What should you mix with hot water to sooth a sore throat?
Honey
Unity, connection with nature, dancing, healing dances
In the 1800s, many First Nations people started to get sick with diseases that they had never experienced before, like smallpox. Where might the diseases have come from?
Settlers bringing the diseases over from Europe and from the boat.
Where did some settlers live when they got to Upper Canada?
In fields in tents
What is one of the main animals that First Nations people hunted to eat?
Buffalo
What animal was used to suck blood from the body to get rid of diseases?
Leeches or bloodsucking worms.
Animal products, wood
Give me 3 words to describe the boat ride might have been like towards Upper Canada.
Long, cold, dark, scary, damp, tragic, dirty, slimy, hungry
What is a house made of grass called?
A "Sod House"
What type of meat is Pemmican made out of?
Buffalo meat
Name one disease that many people got during this time period.
Smallpox, yellow fever, cholera
Tell me THREE things that are different when we compare life in the 1800s to now
-transportation
-electricity
-how houses/buildings were built
-clothing
-medicine
-jobs