Definitions
The industry where furs, especially beavers were traded for goods between Europeans and Aboriginal people
Fur Trade
What is the name of a free piece of land given by the government of Canada to new settlers in the West.
Homestead
What is an agreement between two nations called?
Treaty
Name the province much of Métis history is in
Manitoba
Name Canada’s first Prime Minister
Sir John A Macdonald
People whose first language is French or French is the most commonly spoken language at home.
Francophone
Name 2 things offered to people who were willing to move out West
Free land, a home, a barn,
Name the three treaty numbers in Alberta
6, 7, 8
Name 2 French settlements still in Alberta
St.Albert, St.Paul, Lamoureux, Beaumont, Leduc
What does CRP stand for?
Canadian Pacific Railway
Religious people who traveled to foreign lands (such as Alberta) to promote their religion
Missionaries
Name 2 reasons people moved out West
CRP sold already made farms
Free land
Advertisements in European newspapers promising rich farmland
True or False: An effect of treaties is Aboriginal people were able to keep their land
False
Louis Riel
Why was the CPR built?
To connect all of Canada
Men who worked for fur trading companies. They were in charge of travelling by canoe across Canada ro exchange goods for fur with the Aboriginal people
Voyageurs
Ukrainians, French, Germans, Chinese, British, Polish
Name one way immigrants negatively impacted Aboriginal people
Introduction of diseases
The Michif language is spoken by Métis people. What two languages is it a mixture of?
Cree and French
Name 2 challenges of building the CRP
Expensive to build
Tight timeline (10 years)
Difficult terrain
Aboriginal people of Canada who were both First Nations and European ancestry
Métis
True or False
The Royal Mounted Police was created to help immigrants who arrived but had no land
False
What crime was Louis Riel sentence to death for
Treason (betraying one’s country)