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.
They used to call these individuals "indians" or "savages". How do we refer to them now?
Indigenous peoples or first nations people
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
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 is a treaty?
A treaty is a formal agreement between two sides.
How did men gather food during the 1800s? (Hint: they went on specific trips)
Hunting
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 (Alongside indigenous peoples)
What is the indian act?
The Indian Act was created in 1876 to allow the government of Canada control over First Nation’s land, resources, and education. In return, the First Nations received small
What are residential schools?
“Residential Schools” were designed to send Indigenous children so they could learn the important elements of the Canadian way of life –English language, Roman Catholic religion, and how to become a farmer. These children did not have a choice in attending as they were taken away from their families for months at a time.
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
Which countries were the main colonizers of early canada
British and The french.
A reserveis a small area of land that only First People can live on.
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