Historical Figures
The Father of New France
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
People of mixed First Nation and European heritage
Who are the Metis?
The British choose to deport the Acadians in 1755 because the Acadians loyalty was doubted.
His home country was Italy (where he was called Giovanni Caboto) and he reached the waters of Newfoundland in 1497. When he returned to England, he reported seeing fish so plentiful they could be caught just by lowering a basket into the water.
Single, poor, young women, known as the "king's daughters", who were sent to New France to become wives for the male colonists.
What is Filles du Roi?
What were the 4 reasons for Europeans wanting to expand the empires?
What is competition, religion, curiosity, economics?
Why is John A. MacDonald important?
- First Prime Minister of Canada and at the time of Confederation
- Created the National Policy
European cultures often judged other cultures using European values and beliefs.
What is eurocentrism?
The British army defeated the French army in North America, ending the fighting over New France.
What is the Battle on the Plains of Abraham?
The leader of the provisional government that was created in November of 1869 (by the Metis) for the Red River colony.
Who is Louis Riel?
Women were the head of the household and chose the leaders
What is matrilineal?
The four provinces that were first to join Confederation.
What are Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia?
The two leaders of the Battle on the Plains of Abraham.
The idea of claiming and controlling new land and territories for one’s homeland.
What is imperialism?
What were the three goals of the national policy?
What is transportation, immigration, and economic?