Issue of confederation
What was the relationship like between the initial settler and the Indigenous people?
When Europeans first arrived in Canada, their attitudes toward Indigenous peoples were mixed but often shaped by a sense of superiority and entitlement. Early on, some Europeans viewed Indigenous peoples as valuable allies, especially for trade, military alliances, and survival knowledge.They relied on them for survival and the fur trade initially.
_______ was the belief in the 19th century that the United States was destined to expand across North America, spreading American values, democracy, and capitalism.
Manifest Destiny
List 3 issues with Pocahontas from Disney
The film downplays violence, genocide, and land theft.
It reflects a 1990s tendency to avoid difficult truths about colonization, especially in media made for children.
The villain (Governor Ratcliffe) is presented as a bad apple, rather than representing a larger system — echoing how colonialism was often still taught then.
The film perpetuates the “noble savage” trope, which reduces Indigenous people to mythical, spiritual figures rather than real communities with complex histories.
Pocahontas was 10–12 years old in real life; there was no romantic relationship with John Smith.
First Prime Minister of Canada
John A. Macdonald
True or False
Canada’s identity has always been complicated—balancing British roots, French culture, Indigenous nations, and regional differences. That’s why Canadian identity has been a mix of loyalty, tension, and negotiation ever since.
What was the goal of the Canadian Pacific Railway?
To unite the nation physically and ideologically/politically
European diseases like _______ spread and caused many deaths among Indigenous people, who had no immunity.
smallpox
true or false
Lower Canada was also known as Canada West
false
As Canada expanded West to include Manitoba, Alberta and BC, what happened to the Indigenous Peoples?
After Confederation in 1867, the government prioritized expanding westward and developing the economy through agriculture, railways, and resource extraction. This led to the signing of more treaties, often forcing Indigenous groups onto smaller reserves and restricting their traditional ways of life.
Canada was a word derrived from the Iroqouis term which means "_______"
Village
Europeans seeing Indigenous peoples as “uncivilized” and in need of conversion to Christianity and European ways of life describes what term?
Is this a correct summary of Canada's beginning:
Canada began as a fur trading colony, erupted as Christian Jesuits flocked to its shores to convert Indigenous peoples to Christian, and snowballed into a settlement that saw more and more French arriving. Canada was very much seen as, “the last white frontier”. There was a war that the British won, and Canada changed hands into British possession.
Yes
What was the reason for the 7 Years War?
Britain vs. France: Both nations were competing for global dominance, particularly in North America, the Caribbean, India, and Africa.
When was Confederation?
Month, Day, Year
July 1 1867
Before it was Texas, the region was part of...
Mexico
Canada began first as a _______ colony, and was later taken over by the ________.
Canada began as a French colony, then the British took it over and expanded it into British North America
When the Spanish arrived in the Americas, they unknowingly brought diseases like smallpox with them. The Aztecs had never been exposed to these diseases before, so they had no natural immunity. As a result, smallpox spread rapidly through their population and killed many people — including warriors, leaders, and even the Aztec emperor.
What was the result of the Paris Peace Treaty after the 7 Years War?
Paris Peace Treaty 1763: As part of the peace treaty, France gave up almost all its North American colonies, including New France (Quebec), to Britain.
When Canada became a country in 1867, it included only four provinces:
what were those provinces?
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
During the late 1700s and early 1800s, the United States wanted to take control of Canada. During the ______ ________, the U.S. invaded Quebec in hopes that French Canadians would join their fight against Britain, but the invasion failed. Later, during the War of 1812, the U.S. invaded Canada again, believing it would be easy to conquer British North America.
American Revolution
Who is John A. Macdonald?
John A. Macdonald was the first Canadian Prime Minister who played a significant role in the discussions and aftermath of the Reciprocity Treaty’s cancellation, advocating for economic independence.
This disease was known as "the first contact" of Indigenous people, it was felt and caused destruction before Indigenous peoples even caught their sight of Europeans.
In the early 1600s, France established colonies in North America, called ________.
New France
The _____ were the first to explore "Canada"
BC used to extend down into Oregon, but in 1846 to avoid a war, was divided. To avoid war, Britain and the U.S. signed the ______ ________, setting the border at the 49th parallel.
Oregon Treaty