Explorers
This British explorer travelled the rivers to Alberta- and has a ring road named after him in Edmonton.
Who is Anthony Henday?
This First Nation primarily situated in the East Coast had a government with 7 districts and called Kisulk their Creator.
Who are the Mi'kmaq?
These refer to the original states of the United States.
What are the Thirteen Colonies?
This was the system that the British used in the fur trade- meaning take resources from colonies to sell and get rich.
What is Mercantilism?
What is a Jesuit?
This French explorer was the first one from France to land in modern day Canada.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
The Three Sisters were Corn, Beans, and this hearty vegetable similar to a pumpkin.
What is Squash?
This was the name of the colony where the Hudson's Bay Company was situated on.
What is Rupert's Land?
This system was used by the French in North America, meaning to take control and exert dominance over another person's land.
What is Imperialism?
In First Nations societies, these people are responsible for passing along their knowledge, wisdom, and cultural practices.
Who are Elders?
This British Explorer landed off the coast of Newfoundland and discovered an abundance of fish- leading to fierce competition in the fishing industry
Who is John Cabot?
The Great Law of Peace created an alliance between six First Nations, in which the alliance was known as this.
What is the Iroquois Confederacy?
This colony consisted of parts of Quebec, Ontario, and the Maritimes, and was the main French colony in Canada.
What is New France?
This person was the financer and organizer of the Fur Trade.
Who is a merchant?
Samuel de Champlain helped to set up the settlement of Quebec in this year.
What is 1608?
This First Nations group was organized into 7 clans named after animals- each with their own duties to carry out for the good of the entire nation.
Who is the Anishinabe?
This was the French called Nova Scotia when they first inhabited the lands.
What is Acadia?
In New France, this system of government consisted of an intendant, governor, and bishop.
What is the Sovereign Council?
In New France, this person was responsible for building a mill and church on the habitants' strips of land, in exchange for a tithe.
Who is a seigneur?
This British Explorer has a river named after him and wrote a message on a rock after landing on the Pacific coastline.
Who is Alexander Mackenzie?
This Indigenous group lived off the coast of Newfounland- and sadly, was the victim of a genodice.
Who were the Beothuk?
Many countries attempted to find this route through North America to Asia when they sailed- but nobody was successful until 1906.
What is the Northwest Passage?
Many First Nations co-existed within Turtle Island, known as this kind of society.
What is a Pluralistic Society?
These women were sent to New France to become wives- known as "the kings daughters."
Who are Filles du Rois?