When Groups arrived in Canada
Interactions with Indigenous Peoples
French vs. British
Impacts on Present Day Canada
100

Who was the first Group of People that lived in Canada?

The Indigenous People

100

What skills did the Indigenous People teach to settlers to help them live in Canada?

Farming, fishing, hunting, surviving in the winter

100

What are the two official languages of Canada?

English and French 

100

Why does Canada have two official languages? 

The English and the French were the two main groups to arrive in Canada. When the English took over, they allowed the French to keep speaking their language. 
200

Around how many years ago did the Vikings come to Canada?

1000 years ago 

200

Did the Indigenous People help the Vikings when they arrived in Canada?

No, the Vikings were violent and killed many Indigenous People so they refused to help them 

200

What was the ratio of British to French people during the start of Canada?

10:1 

200

What is the name of the Trading Company (store) that the English started that is still around today?

Hudson's Bay Company 

300

When did the English start coming to Canada?

1400s 

300

What is the group of people called who were born from settlers marrying Indigenous Peoples? 

Metis 

300

What did the French and British want to trade with the Indigenous People?

knives, tools, and cooking pots for animal pelts to make hats

300

What were the good things that the Missionaries brought and built in Canada?

Brought standards for teaching, nursing, and housekeeping

Built hospitals, churches and schools 

400

Who was the first explorer that came to North America?

Christopher Columbus 

400

What winter tools did the Indigenous People invent?

Snowshoes and toboggans (sleds) 

400

Who ran the Residential schools in Canada?

The Missionaries: The French (Protestant schools) and the British (Catholic schools). 

400

After the American Revolution, the United States of America separated from England became a country. Where did the people who remained loyal to the British king go?

Up north (to what is now Canada)
500

When did the Missionaries come to Canada?

1600s

500

What are the schools called that Missionaries forced Indigenous children to attend? 

Residential Schools 

500

What province were the French given when the English took over?

Quebec 

500

What city in the USA did the Acadians go to after they were forced to leave Canada?

New Orleans, Louisiana