European Explorers
What explorer gave Canada its name?
Jacques Cartier
The Aboriginal people hunted and gathered food in their environment. True or False?
True
Why did many of the Aboriginal people fight with the European explorers?
Because the Europeans were trying to claim Canada's land for their own. This made the Aboriginal people angry.
Why did the European people want to trade for beaver furs?
To make special hats with the beaver furs
Trappers
People who hunted/trapped animals for their furs and traded them.
Which 2 countries were the European explorers from?
England and France or Italy
The European explorers and Aboriginal people never got along. True or False?
False
What disease killed over 90% of the First People in Canada?
Smallpox
What is a trading post?
A house or store where goods were traded (like beaver furs)
New World
What the European people called Canada.
Why did the explorers want to come to Canada?
Find new land
Looking for trade routes to Asia
Looking for new items to trade (beaver furs)
King Henry of England sent explorers to Canada. True or False?
True
What is another name for the Aboriginal people?
First Nations or Indigenous
Settlement
A place where no one lives, where people created a community
Who was the explorer who found Hudson Bay?
Henry Hudson
The word "Kanata" means "little town". True or False?
False. It means "village" or "settlement"
Why was it important for the Aboriginal people to live close to water?
They would travel by canoe.
They needed to be close to the water for fishing/hunting.
Easier for trading.
What did the Aboriginal people and Europeans trade? Give 4 examples.
Beaver furs, beads, knives, guns, pots, axes, blankets
Cartography
The study of maps / creating maps
Who was the first European to find North America?
John Cabot
James Cook died in a ship wreck. True or False?
False. He died on the island of Hawaii.
Teepee, longhouse, pit house.
What was the name of the trading company that was built so the Aboriginal people and Europeans could trade?
The Hudson Bay Company
Metis
A mix of European and First Nations