Pre-Contact
Contact & Colonization
The Staple Trade
National Policy & The Great Depression
March Break/School
100

Name ONE of the SIX regions pre-contact Indigenous peoples lived in

Woodlands, Lowlands, Northern Subarctic , Interior Plains, Northwest Coast, Arctic

100
What is the term for social equality that was a core aspect of pre-contact Indigenous societies? 

Egalitarianism

100

Name one of the 4 staple trades

Fish, Fur, Timber, Wheat

100

What Prime Minister came up with The National Policy?

Sir John A MacDonald

100

Who or what is our school's mascot? 

James the Judge

200

What was distinct about way the Nehiyawak, Siksika  (Blackfoot ), Assiniboine, and Anishinaabe lived?

a. they lived in igloos

b. they were nomadic 

c. they lived in wigwams

b. they were nomadic 

200

What was one of the major differences between European societies and Indigenous societies around the time of contact? 

European economies were Capitalistic, while Indigenous societies were not 

200

What made Canadian timber so appealing to European colonizers?

The amount of it, and their need to use it to build new ships

200

Name one of the SOCIAL responses to industrialization?

Improving public health, laws to regulate, working conditions, introduction of subsidized housing

200

What day is St. Patrick's Day

March 17

300

Which group of Indigenous peoples were known as the People of the Longhouse?

Haudenosaunee / Iroquoian First Nations

300

What was the name for French or Metis fur traders in the Northwest?

Coureurs Des Bois

300
Name one of the specific group rules given during our Staple Trade exercise 

You cannot speak to others (non-English speaking), you have to include one of you own staples with each trade, stay at the front of the room, stay at the back of the room

300

What was the National Policy?

An economic and political strategy that had Canada place high tariffs on foreign imports, to shield Canadian manufacturers from American competition

300

How many days are in March?

31

400

What is the term for the belief Indigenous peoples have in maintaining a balance between themselves, and their natural environment

Subsistence/Subsistence Living (Sustainability)

400

What was the term for European's desire to colonize and expand the amount of land they owned?

Expansion/Expansionism/European Expansionism

400

What company that is still around today played a big role in the Fur trade?

Hudson's Bay Company/The Bay

400
Name one of the causes of the Great Depression?

The Stock Market Crash of 1929, overproduction, purchasing on debt/high credit, over dependence on primary industries, high tariffs, over dependence on the US for trade

400

What sporting craze takes place this month?

March Madness

500

What were pre-contact Indigenous economies NOT based on? 

Currency/Money

500

What two major religions/churches split up during the Reformation era? 

Roman Catholic Church and Protestant 

500

What was the main benefit of Preferential Trade Status?

Tariffs didn’t have to be paid, making Canadian goods less expensive 

500

What is Free Trade the opposite of? 

The National Policy/Protectionism

500

How many SCHOOL DAYS are there this year? (closest answer wins?)

188