early european settlers
Why did Europeans come to North America
They were trying to find a water route to Asia
The Europeans were interested in
bearer pelts or furs
What were some challenges of attracting settlers to Canada's west
There were no railways or roads. People thought it was a dangerous place
Why was there a sudden increase in immigration in the late 1800s
They hired immigration agents to get people to the west
What is the Indian Act
The Act gave the Government permission to make decisions for first nation people
Who were the earliest Europeans settlers in Canada
The French
When the Europeans arrived in north American the first nations people traded
north American goods for Europeans goods
How did the north west mounted police help shape Canada
They bought law and order to Canada
Who was the politician that got people to come to Canada west
Clifford Sifton
What is a Indian reserve
Government tells first nation people where to live
Who were the people who settled at port royal
The Acadians
Before the Europeans came to north America first nations people
traded with each other
How did the Canadian pacific railway help build Canada
It bought people from the east to the west faster
What was life like for newcomers
The work was hard on the farm and they were lonely
How were the Chinese workers treated unfairly
They were given the most dangerous jobs and paid a dollar a day
French explorer who was a mapmaker and soldier
Samuel de Champlain
The fur trade became more important
to the Europeans
In what ways did western settlement affect first nations and Metis people
They lost there land
How did increasing immigration affect first nation people
The farming rules made it hard for them to make a living farming
Why did you first nations peoples lives change in the 1880s
The fur trade and the buffalo were almost gone
The Italian explorer who came to Canada in 1497
John Cabot
The hunt for beaver pelts brought
many Europeans to Canada
Why did the north and northwest coast change
Klondike Gold Rush
What cultures came to Canada
The British, Chinese, Japanese and Indian
What could women not do before 1917
They could not vote