Early Settlers
Did all the early settlers survive the journey to Upper Canada?
No. Some of them died along the way because of sickness.
If a teacher was ________, she could not work anymore.
Married
What is pemmican meat made out of?
Buffalo meat
What does portage mean?
What was the name of Canada's first newspaper?
The Halifax Gazette
Why did some early settlers have a negative (bad) opinion of the First Nations people?
They thought they were uneducated and that their way of life was not as good as theirs.
What was thing that boys were responsible for in school, but girls were not?
Cutting wood, tending to the furnace
What did the First Nations people teach the settlers to do so that they could have food?
Hunt
Why was pemmican an important type of food?
Preserved food so they could take it on hunting trips.
When was the printing press invented?
1450's (1400's is acceptable)
What were two buildings that the early settlers help to build when they came to Canada?
Schools and Churches
What did children do after school?
Help their families with farming chores.
What did the healers do in the longhouse?
Perform a special dance with face masks.
What is an apprentice?
Someone who is learning a new trade.
Name one thing that is the same in the 1800's as it is today.
Multiple responses are acceptable here.
Why did the early settlers leave their old land to come to Canada?
For a chance at a better life.
What is the biggest difference in the look of a school in the 1800s compared to today?
Why did some First Nations people have negative (bad) opinions of the early settlers?
They felt they were trying to take over their way of life.
**BONUS**cultural assimilation
How did people travel far distances in the 1800s?
Horse and buggy
When did smallpox wipe out half of the Huron Nation?
1600's
What is something that girls were responsible for that boys were not?
Taking care of the children.
Why did First Nation's people often have names with animals in them?
They believed that animals all have a spiritual meaning.