Upper and Lower Canada
What were the two areas called that we learned about on the map of Canada?
Upper and Lower Canada
Who were the first peoples to live on the land we now call Canada?
Indigenous Peoples
What time period are we studying?
1780–1850.
What does past mean?
Something that has already happened.
Name one way people travelled during the time period we are studying.
walking, canoe, horse, wagon, or boat.
Upper Canada is mostly part of what province today?
Ontario
True or False: Indigenous Peoples were living on this land long before European settlers arrived.
True.
Was 1780 more than or less than 200 years ago?
More than 200 years ago.
What does present mean?
What is happening now.
Did people living from 1780–1850 have the same technology that we have today?
No.
Lower Canada is mostly part of what Province today?
Quebec
What are the names of the three groups of Indigenous Peoples in Canada that we learned about in the video?
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit.
Which came first: 1780 or 1850?
1780
Name one thing people needed in the 1780s that people still need today.
food, water, clothing, shelter, family/community, etc.
Name two things that would have been different about daily life in the 1780s compared with today.
Answers may include transportation, homes, clothing, food, school, jobs, communication, or technology.
True or False: Upper Canada was called "Upper" because it was farther north
False- it was called upper Canada because it was farther up the St. Lawerence River. Whereas Lower Canada was farther down the St.Lawerence River.
Why shouldn't we assume that all Indigenous Peoples are the same?
Because there are many distinct Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and communities, with their own cultures, languages, histories, and traditions.
Was Canada in 1780 divided into the same provinces and territories that we have today?
No.
Give one example of something that has changed between the 1780s and today.
Answers will vary — transportation, technology, communication, homes, school, clothing, etc.
Why was the land and natural environment important to people living during this time?
People relied on the land and natural resources for things such as food, water, shelter, transportation, and materials.
A student says, “Upper Canada and Lower Canada are still the names we use for Ontario and Quebec today.” What would you tell them?
That is not correct. Upper Canada became part of what is now Ontario, and Lower Canada became part of what is now Quebec.
If we know the specific Nation or community someone belongs to, what is a more respectful and accurate way to identify them?
Use the specific name of their Nation or community when appropriate, such as Anishinaabe, Cree, Mi’kmaq, etc., rather than assuming all Indigenous Peoples are the same.
Name the two sections of Canada we've learned about that existed before Ontario and Quebec became provinces.
Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
Even though life today is very different from life in the 1780s, name one way people's lives might be similar.
Answers will vary — people still need food and shelter, have families and communities, work, learn, travel, communicate with others, etc.
Imagine you lived in the early 1800s and needed to send a message to someone far away. Why would it take much longer than it does today?
They didn't have phones, texting, email, or the internet. Messages had to be physically carried from one place to another.