Fur Trade
how did people trade?
north America first nations people traded with each other for items they needed.
who were the habitants?
the farmers who rented the land from the seigneurs were called censitaires.
What do you need to feel a sense of safety and belonging at home and at school?
in a country, citizens also need to have a sense of safety and belonging.
in what ways was life changing in canada's urban centres?
Before 1900, Canada's economy had based on agriculture.
what was life like for newcomers?
When immigrants arrived in Canada, they brought knowledge skills,and hope.
why was the fur trade important to new France?
Originally,European governments were thinking of fur trade.
why did Europeans come to north America?
they created a settlement at L'Anse aux meadows.
how did the north west mounted police help shape Canada ?
in 1873 , support for a police force in the west grew after American wolf hunter unalive a group of Nakoda.
how did a war overseas change life in Canada?
a war erupted in Europe in 1914. it draw more than 600 000 Canadian people into war overseas.
who came to canada's west?
immigrants came to canada from many countries in northern and central europe.
why might the French fur traders have believed this?
several times, the french government sent soldiers to destroy the Hudson's bay companys.
what was life like in new france?
in 1607 Samuel de champlain left port royal and returned to france.
how did the Canadian pacific Railway help build Canada?
with the treaties signed the interior Plains the Canadian government began building a railway across the west.
how did changes shape Canada identity?
following world war1 there was growing confidence in Canada.
how were cultures accepted.
the canadian government made a new law rule that only asian could settle in canada.
what changes did the fur trade bring?
the fur trade brought many changes to people's lives.
who were the Earliest European settlers in Canada?
newcomers to canada search for resources and the northwest passage.
in what ways did western settlement affect first nations and Metis peoples?
by the mid 1880s the fur trade and the buffalo were almost gone.
why did individuals and groups act to bring about change ?
too many workers were working and living under difficult unhealthy life's.
how did increasing immigration affect first nations people?
some first nations people made the change to farming quite easily.
how did competition lead to exploration in the west?
travelling farther west to find furs.
what changes affected the future for new france?
while British settlements expanded quickly in the eastern regions.
how did the north and the northwest coast change ?
the police force and the railway had changed and the shaped the face of the Canadian west in many ways.
poverty alongside wealth?
many of people who came in the Canadian cities had little money and a few belongings
why was there a sudden increase in immigration in the late 1800s?
in 1896 the government gave Clifford sifton the task of attracting as many settlers to Canada's west.