Indigenous/Settlers
What was the name of the French settlement in North America?
A) Quebec
B) New France
C) Montreal
New France
What was the main disease that decimated the Indigenous populations in the Americas?
Small Pox.
True or False
The Northwest Mounted Police was what the RCMP used to be called.
True.
What is a reserve?
Land set aside by the government for First Nations use only.
What river was the site of a major gold rush?
The French Indian War was...
A) A war between India and France
B) A war between France and England over New France
C) The battle for Paris
The North American scene of a global conflict that led to the British taking control of what is now Canada.
It is estimated that disease took out what percentage of Indigenous Peoples?
A) 40%
B) 60%
C) 80%
D) 90%
90%.
Why was the NWMP created?
To enforce Indian Act and laws keeping Indigenous Peoples on reserves.
Were some Indigenous Peoples forcibly removed from their land onto Reserves?
Yes. Others made treaties but the government's responsibility in the treaty was seldom kept.
How many gold seekers came to BC?
30,000
True or False
Indigenous Peoples relationship with French settlers was friendly at first.
True.
Why were Europeans immune from disease?
Built up immunity from animals carrying disease.
How were the NWMP part of the Residential School system?
They took kids from homes to Residential School and threatened to put parents in jail for refusing.
Were Indigenous Peoples forced to stay on the Reserve?
Yes. If Indigenous Peoples left their Reserve and attempted to live elsewhere, they were threatened with legal action.
True or False
Environmental damage was cause by gold seekers.
True. Specifically fishing sites which impacted Indigenous ability to make money.
What type of trade sparked an economic boom between settlers and Indigenous Peoples?
Fur trade. Lots of money and furs went from North America to Europe.
Name one symptom of small pox?
flue, fever, cough, aching joints, rashes, blisters etc.
What is the Indian Act?
Gave the government legal powers over Indigenous Peoples.
What is a boil water advisory and why do so many Indigenous Reserves have them today?
Water is not safe to drink. The government has not kept its promise to Indigenous Peoples.
True or False...
Some gold seekers ended up taking landed that belonged to Indigenous Peoples and claiming it for their own?
True.