Names and Cultural Groups
Tecumseh
The massive northern and western territory purchased by Canada in 1869.
Rupert's Land
The year the war between Great Britain and the United States officially started.
1812
The specific animal pelt that controlled the fur trade in Rupert's Land.
Beaver
The Canadian Prime Minister who pushed hard for the railway as a way to unite the new country of Canada.
John A. Macdonald
The modern-day Southwestern Ontario town where Fort Malden is located.
Amherstburg
The year the Indian Act was first passed in Canada.
1876
Who originally owned Rupert's Land before it was purchased by Canada.
Hudson's Bay Company
The British Major-General who famously allied with Tecumseh to capture Detroit.
Isaac Brock
The ocean that the National Railroad was built to reach
Pacific Ocean
The year the Battle of the Thames took place.
1813
The specific type of forced-assimilation school system created under the Indian Act.
Residential
Metis
The river where Tecumseh made his final stand and was killed in battle
Thames River
The year Canada officially purchased Rupert’s Land.
1869
The ceremonial object hammered into the ground to finish the National Railroad.
The Last Spike
The British General who retreated from Fort Malden and was blamed for the loss at the Battle of the Thames.
Henry Procter
The new Canadian Province created in 1870 as a direct result of the resistance in Rupert's Land
The total number of provinces in Canada before Rupert's Land was added.
4
The specific Indigenous nation that Tecumseh belonged to.
Shawnee