Nouvelle France
This cartographer sailed to North America with Pierre du Gua de Monts in 1604.
Who was Samuel de Champlain?
This british ship sailed from England to Hudson's Bay to establish a trading post in 1668. A replica of this ship is currently in the Manitoba Museum.
What is the Nonsuch?
This was the name typically used to describe the European half of the Queen Anne's War.
What is the War of Spanish Succession.
This act, signed in 1774, was meant to appeas the Canadiens by extending their land, reinstating some of their civil laws, and offering more support to the Catholic Church. However, it enraged most British Settlers.
What is the Quebec Act?
This Canadian Prime Minister had to go back on his word in 1917 and begin the process of Conscription in Canada.
Who was Prime Minister Borden?
The Jesuits travelled deep into the Canadian wilderness to live among this group of people in the hopes of converting them to Christianity.
Who were the Huron?
Previously known as Coureurs de Bois, these licensed fur trades traveled west for hundereds of kilometres to establish fur trading posts throughout Canada.
Who were the Voyageurs?
This treaty ended the Queen Anne's War and forced France to give up much of its land in North America, including Hudson's Bay and Acadia.
What is the Treaty of Utrecht?
This group of people were forced to flee to British North America during the American Revolutionary war. Their presence in the Northern colonies changed the power balance between the French and British.
Who were the Loyalists?
This premier was the main force of change in Quebec during the Quiet Revolution from 1960 to 1966.
Who was Premier Jean Lesage
This system of land being divided into rows along the river was a staple of early French settlement in Nouvelle France.
What was the Seigneurial System?
This company was formed by voyageurs, English, Scottish, and American traders who all rushed to Montreal after the 7 Years' War forced the French government out of North America.
What was the North West Company?
This heavily defended Fort was forgotten about and left to the French when the Treaty of Utrecht was signed, which meant the British had to lay siege to it before they could attack Montreal or Quebec during the 7 years' War
What is Louisbourg
This was the first town to be captured by the Americans during the war of 1812.
What is Sandwich?
Taking place 5 years after the Meech Lake Accord, Brian Mulroneys second attempt at establishing Quebec as a "distinct society" within Canada included First Nation leaders and included the goal of "recognition of Aboriginal rights."
What was the Charlottetown Accord?
This man, whose death the Haudenosaunee mourned, was kidnapped by Jacque Cartier during his second voyage to North America.
Who was Chief Donnacona?
This French ship was the only one to make it through the Spring Ice and sail to Hudson's Bay, where it succesfully defeated the British and captured York Factory.
What was the Pelican?
This general led the British during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. A famous painting has immortalised the moment of his death during the battle.
Who was General James Wolfe?
This young farmer led the British army through the forest at night to attack the American invaders.
Who was Billy Green?
This politician had been a journalist for many years before entering politics. He was killed by members of the FLQ during the October Crisis.
Who was Pierre Laporte?
This organizations goal was to establish a French empire in North America for the purpose of trade, settlement, and the conversion of Frist Nations people to Catholicism.
What was the Company of 100 Associates?
After being fined and thrown in jail by the French, these two French traders turned to the British with their proposal to establish the hudson Bay Company.
Who were Medard Chouart des Groseilliers and Pierre Espirit Radisson?
This group of people, claiming loyalty to neither the French or the British, were eventually forced off of their land when the British gained control.
Who were the Acadians?
After the Rebellions of Upper and Lower Canada, this man was sent to the Canadas to decide what should be done to ensure no future revolts. He suggested the Act of Union.
Who was Lord Durham?
During this referendum, all Canadians, not just those living in Quebec, were able to vote for Quebec to stay or leave Canada.
What was the National Referendum of 1995?