Terms
A party where people would get together to get things done.
Workerbees (Candy Prize!)
The Province of Canada was made up of what two places?
Canada East (French)
Canada West (British)
Most of the wealthiest business owners lived in this BNA city.
Montreal (Candy Prize!)
A class of people that have more political, economic and social power are called?
The Elite
A one room cabin built of rough logs and a dirt floor was occupied by?
A farmer (Candy Prize!)
A game in which you would try to see how far you could slide a large stick across the snow
Snowsnake
An agreement made between the First Nations and British where no land was to be taken over was called?
The Royal Proclamation (Candy Prize!)
The economy of NL was based on two main industries
Catching and selling cod (Newfoundland)
Fur trade (Labrador) (Candy Prize!)
Many of the Irish were discriminated by the English because?
Their religion (Roman Catholic) (Candy Prize!)
The main form of transportation in BNA was by?
Water (River)
Living on farms/outports outside of towns or cities
Rural
Ruperts Land, North West Territory and New Caledonia were under the control of a British fur-trading company called?
Hudson Bay Company (HBC)
This group of people struggled the most economically due to European settlement.
First Nations and Inuit (Candy Prize!)
The first permanent French settlers in North America were called?
Acadians (Candy Prize!)
Most people in BNA were unable to see a doctor. Therefore, most healthcare was provided by? (2 answers)
Family members or Aboriginals (Candy Prize!)
Known as the Great Expulsion, 8,000-10,000 Acadians were forced to leave their homes
Grand Dérangement (Candy Prize!)
A ________________ is when the government counts the people and gathers information on the type of work they do, where they live, heritage etc.
Census (Candy Prize!)
From 1840-1870, the Maritimes was a world centre for which industry?
Shipbuilding
The population of First Nations declined because of a European disease called?
Tuberculosis
Schools in BNA were run by?
Churches
Carts used by the Metis to transport goods which could have the wheels removed and be floated across rivers
Red River Cart (Candy Prize!)
This group pf people made up the majority of the population of British North America.
Europeans (Candy Prize!)
Most of the farmland in PEI was owned by people who did not live there called?
Absentee Landowners
The pieces of land given to this group of people were small, unworkable and difficult to get title for
Black Loyalists (Candy Prize!)
Name 3 pastimes BNA settlers enjoyed
Sports, crafts, music, reading, story telling, games (Candy Prize!)