FNMI
This groups name means "People of the Longhouse"
Who are the Haudenosaunee?
These farmers rented land and paid dues to a seigneur.
Who are the Habitants?
This animal’s fur was most valuable for European hats.
What is the beaver?
This 1759 battle lasted less than 15 minutes and decided control of Quebec.
What was the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?
This agreement in 1713 ended a war and gave Britain control of Nova Scotia.
What is the Treaty of Utrecht?
What are the Three Sisters?
This landowner received large estates from the King.
Who is a Seigneur?
These unlicensed traders were called “runners of the woods.”
Who are the Coureurs de bois?
These people were expelled from Nova Scotia in 1755.
Who were the Acadians?
This 1774 law protected French religion and legal traditions.
What was the Quebec Act?
This First Nation group means “good humans” and values balance in nature.
Who are the Anishinaabe?
This farming system used long, narrow riverfront lots.
What is the Seigneurial System?
This company controlled the fur trade in Rupert’s Land.
What is the Hudson's Bay Company?
These two generals led opposing forces at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham and were both killed during the battle.
Who were James Wolfe and Louis-Joseph de Montcalm?
The Constitutional Act of 1791 split Quebec into these two parts
What are Upper and Lower Canada?
This group formed from relationships between Europeans and Indigenous
Who are the Métis?
These religious figures ran schools and hospitals.
Who are priests and nuns?
Women helped the fur trade by doing these three tasks.
What are cooking, sewing and processing furs?
This fortified French town and fortress on Cape Breton Island was captured by the British in 1758, opening the way to attack Quebec.
What is Louisbourg Fortress?
This 1763 agreement officially ended the war between Britain and France in North America and marked the beginning of British dominance.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1763)?
This 1613 agreement used a purple and white belt to symbolize peaceful coexistence.
What is the Two Row Wampum?
This person held absolute power in New France
Who is the King?
These French-Canadian workers paddled canoes over long distances, transporting heavy loads of furs and trade goods, making them essential to connecting remote trading posts to markets.
Who are the Voyageurs?
After France lost control of its North American territories, this leader organized Indigenous resistance against British expansion, showing that control of the land was still being actively contested.
Who is Pontiac?
This type of agreement between Indigenous nations and Europeans was meant to establish peace, share land, and define relationships—but was often misunderstood or broken.
What are Treaties?