Indigenous Peoples
Which settlers were the first to establish good relationships with the indigenous peoples through alliances and the fur trade?
Who are the French?
What would fur traders do paddling down the St. Lawrence River to keep in rhythm?
What is sing songs?
Which two countries were fighting over land in the New World?
What is France and England?
What is the name of the indigenous peoples who are native to Nova Scotia, and who were the among the earliest indigenous peoples the French encountered and traded with?
Who are the Mi'kmaq?
What's better, waffles or pancakes?
What is waffles?
A member of an indigenous community who is respected for their great wisdom and knowledge.
What is an elder?
The fur from this animal was particularly sought after during the fur trade.
What is the beaver?
What is the name of the first settlement (established in 1604) in what is now Nova Scotia?
What is Port-Royal?
Which explorer first explored what is now eastern Canada for the British in 1497?
Who is John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto)?
Any object made by humans, especially one that is of historical or cultural interest, that provides us information about the past.
What is an artifact?
What is the name of an official written agreement between colonial powers and the indigenous, which were often broken or violated by colonizers so that they could steal more land/resources?
What is a Treaty?
What were the 3 main resources that attracted the British + French to North America?
What is Fur, Forests, and Fish?
What was the name of the colony of New France in that included what are now the Maritime provinces?
What is Acadia?
Which explorer first claimed North America for France?
Who is Jacques Cartier?
Who were loyalists loyal to?
What is England?
The process in which individuals or groups from one culture take on the beliefs, values, and behaviors of another culture, often leading to a loss of their own original cultural identity. This process was often forced upon the indigenous peoples.
What is assimilation?
Which waterway was important for early explorers and settlers in gaining control of the fur trade, and served as the major access to the interior of North America?
What is the St. Lawrence River?
Which fortress in Ile Royale (Cape Breton) was built to protect and provide a base for France's fisheries and to protect the St. Lawrence River from British invasions?
What is Fortress of Louisbourg?
A ___________ was someone who stayed loyal to the British monarchy, and fought against American's who wanted independence.
What is a Loyalist?
Someone whose first language is French is called a _______________.
What is a Francophone?
The areas of land where indigenous peoples were pushed onto that were smaller, often less fertile, and less desirable.
What are reserves?
What was the name of the first company in North America, founded in 1670 by the British, which offered an easier water route into the heart of the continent's best fur territory?
What is the Hudson's Bay Company?
What current-day American state did lots of Acadians get sent to after the British took over New France(Acadia)?
What is Louisiana?
Who founded New France and helped to build the first settlements in what is now Canada?
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
The city of ___________ was originally built by the British to bring British influence to Nova Scotia, and served as a strategic military port to counteract the French Fortress of Louisbourg.
What is Halifax?