Not So Current Events
This was signed to end the 7 Years War between France and Britain. It gave control of New France to Britain.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
These people helped thousands of slaves escape by giving them food, shelter and directions.
Who are Conductors?
This is the main reason that colonists came to the new world.
What is land?
Instead of pencils and papers, students used these materials to write down answers in the classroom.
What are slate boards and chalk?
This form of food made form dried meat, buffalo grease and pounded berries was a nutritious snack of that never went bad.
What is pemmican?
People that moved to Canada after the United States gained their independence from Britain were called this.
What are Loyalists?
People often lit these in their windows to let the slave know that their house was safe.
What are lanterns?
This business opportunity attracted the French to Canada.
What is the Fur Trade?
These people were the teachers in in the early French settler's schools.
Who are Priests and Nuns?
When First Nations and Europeans married each other they formed this nation.
What are the Metis?
In this war, the English, French, First Nations and Metis worked together to defend Canada from the Americans.
What is the War of 1812?
I made over 19 in 10 years and helped free over 300 slaves without ever being caught.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The British around the New England area started businesses in these two areas since they were so close to water.
What are shipbuilding and fishing?
This group of Catholic Priests believed school was an ideal way for them to spread their religion.
Who are the Jesuits?
This was the first company establish in Canada by the King of England in 1670.
What is the Hudson's Bay Company?
Lower Canada became known as this province, and contained mostly French speaking citizens.
What is Quebec?
In 1833, Britain made slavery this, which is many Black families came north in search of safety and freedom.
What is illegal?
This British group settle in Plymoth in 1620 to practice their faith without fear.
Who were the Pilgrims?
Schools were often called this because they had students from every grade in the same class.
What is a One Room School House?
Instead of using money trading posts used this form of currency with initials BP which stands for this.
What are Beaver Pelts?
Upper Canada is now known as this province, and contained mostly English speaking citizens.
What is Ontario?
Most of the 30 000 slaves that escaped to Canada from the United States settled in this province in communities like Chatham, Windsor and St. Catharines.
What is Ontario?
This group came to the New World to escape religious persecution.
Who are the French Huguenots?
The educator started public school in Ontario in 1846 and believed that every child deserved a free education.
Who is Egerton Ryerson?
This company competed with the Hudson's Bay Company for furs and was established in 1779 in Montreal.
What is the North West Company?