Early European Settlers
Who were thought to be the first European settlers?
Samuel de Champlain and his 27 men
What were beaver pelts used for in Europe?
Stylish hats
What does "CPR" stand for?
"Canadian Pacific Railway"
What was a strategy for attracting immigrants to Canada?
Creating posters and pamphlets
In 1883, about how many of the 9000 Canadian Pacific Railway workers were Chinese?
Two thirds
What does "Les Filles du Rois" mean?
"The King Daughters"
What are Frenchmen?
Coureur des bois who came to Canada to settle there.
What does "NWMP" stand for?
"North West Mounted Police"
Who was Canada's first prime minister?
Sir John A. Macdonald.
in 1788, how many Chinese labourers were sent to Canada by ship?
120
How many voyages did Jacques Cartier make to North America?
Three
Which river was essential to the fur trade?
St. Lawrence
What was Fort Hamilton once nicknamed?
Fort Whoop-Up (I'm concerned)
Who was tasked with attracting more settlers to Canada's west in 1896?
Clifford Sifton
What year was the earliest record of Chinese settlers?
1788
Which Norwegian explorer discovered the Northwest Passage?
Roald Amundsen
What does "coureur des bois" mean?
"Runners of the woods"
Why was Fort Hamilton nicknamed "Fort Whoop-up?"
The illegal trade of guns and whiskey
Galicia was once a name for what?
A region in eastern Europe, which included what is now partly Ukraine and Poland.
What year were all Chinese discrimination laws repealed?
1947
What weapon did Samuel de Champlain use against the Haudenosaunee?
An arquebus (a kind of gun)
Who is sometimes called the first coureur des bois?
Etienne Brule
Who is Fort Macleod named after?
James Macleod
How many people immigrated to Canada in 1910?
286 839
At first, how much tax did Chinese immigrants have to pay to immigrate to Canada in 1885?
$50