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How it Started
Why People Came
Who Developed it?
100
Who makes a community special?
The People
100
Which province is Calgary in?
Alberta
100
Who were the first people in Canada?
Aboriginal peoples
100
Each First Nations group had their own language, traditions, and _____________.
Beliefs
100
Long ago, First Nations had _________ and elders who helped develop their communities.
Chiefs
200
What makes a community special?
The community's name and the story of how the community started.
200
_____ is a natural resource found near Calgary.
Answers may vary!
200
Who came to Canada from other countries?
Fur traders and explorers
200
People who came to Canada built forts and ___________ posts.
Trading
200
The first European language spoken in Canada was ___________.
French
300
What did the community of Lac La Biche start as?
Fur Trading Post
300
Who were the first people to live in Calgary?
First Nations
300
All the people who came to Canada from other countries helped to start ______________.
Communities
300
Settlers built homes and ___________.
Farms
300
What types of things did people do when they came to Canada?
built roads and railways, mined, built houses and stores, farmed and ranched
400
Which community has one of the biggest dinosaur museums in the world?
Drumheller
400
Calgary is very close to the _____________.
Mountains
400
Who did the explorers and fur traders learn from?
The First Nations peoples
400
Some communities started where the land was good for ________________.
Farming
400
Leaders like Father Lacombe and Bishop Grandin set up ______________.
Missions
500
Fort Chipewyan has over 200 kinds of ______ and herds of wild bison that roam the land.
Birds
500
What is Calgary's population?
About 1.1 million
500
Where were communities usually started?
Near rivers or lakes and by train stations once they were built
500
First Nations people knew where to ________ and where to find other kinds of food.
Hunt
500
The Metis helped newcomers start settlements and learn about the ___________.
Land