Canadas First Peoples
What was North America known as by the Indigenous Peoples?
Turtle Island
The policy of a country or empire to extend its authority or domination by political, economic or military means.
Imperialism
The development of rivalries between superpowers in the 1700’s was best shown by the conflict between
France / Britain
In the Royal Proclamation of 1763, Britain intended that the Canadiens...
Assimilate
The American War of Independence began after...
British began over-taxing the American colonies.
Which Indigenous Group followed the Seven Sacred Laws?
Anishinabe
The process of becoming part of a different cultural group (not your own)
Assimilation
The main cause of the tensions in the 1700’s between Britain and France was...
A drive to control more land and gain resources
Name on thing that the Quebec Act of 1774 recognized
Canadiens were not going to be assimilated easily
French language needed to be allowed
French seigneurial system for land was needed
Catholic Church was important to the Canadiens
The War of 1812 began as consequence of what other war?
The American War of Independence.
Which of the Seven Sacred Laws teaches about honesty?
Sabe
The idea that Europeans were superior to the Indigenous.
Ethnocentrism
What made the British want to do something about the Acadians?
The British thought that they could not trust the Acadians, because they were French.
The Quebec Act of 1774 had many effects upon the colony in Canada. The most important of these effects was...
The early stages of bilingualism in Canada
Who won the War of 1812?
Which of the Indigenous groups listed below were a hunter-gatherer culture that lived in the regions now called PEI, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick?
Haida
Mi’kmaq
Haudenosaunee
Anishinabe
Mi’kmaq
Many First Nations groups formed trade relationships and agreements to live in peace and help each other in defence of territory.
Alliances
The success of the Battle on the Plains of Abraham depended upon what factors? (name at least 1).
The element of surprise for British troops to control the Plains
Montcalm’s decision to leave the fortress to face the British on the Plains of Abraham
the First Nations allies of France unwillingness to fight the British
Britain took control of Acadia through which treaty?
Treaty of Utrecht
A person who moves into a new country to establish a home and citizenship in that new country is called an..
Immigrants
Jacques Cartier is credited with naming Canada. He mistakenly used the Stadaconian word Kanata, which means...
Village or settlement
This provided a framework for Christian explorers to claim territories uninhabited by Christians. If the lands were vacant, then they could be defined as “discovered” and the explorers could claim the land for their country.
The Doctrine of Discovery.
In 1755, the British began to deport Acadians because they did not take the…
Oath of Allegiance
What is the capital of Quebec?
Québec City
Which of the following is not a reason that the United Empire Loyalists stayed loyal to Britain?
They didn’t like the French
They had business ties with the British
They were in the military and had fought with Britain
They were pacifists who didn’t believe that violence should solve problems
They didn’t like the French