Indigenous Peoples
What do many Indigenous people now call the land known as North America?
Turtle Island
What are the three main landforms in Canada?
Mountains, Plains, Canadian Shield
What time period did European settlers first arrive in Canada?
15th-16th centuries, or 1400s to 1500s. The first settlement was in the 1600s.
What was the primary resource traded in the fur trade?
Beaver furs
What year did Canada become a country?
1867
Name one major river in Manitoba
Red River, Assiniboine River, Nelson River, Churchill River, etc.
Which European countries were most involved in the colonization of Canada?
France and Britain
Name the two major fur trading companies in Canada
Hudson Bay Company, North West Company
Name the first four provinces that joined confederation.
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
We live in the area of which Numbered Treaty?
Treaty One
What is the capital city of Manitoba?
Winnipeg
What impact did colonization have on the Indigenous people living in the land now known as Canada?
loss of land, disease, loss of culture, etc.
Europeans and Indigenous traders were originally partners in trading. Voyageurs would travel to Indigenous lands to trade for furs. Eventually Europeans and Indigenous would compete when the beaver pelts began to become more scarce.
What was one reason for Canada to form as a Confederation?
Trade across provinces. Railroad. Defense against American invaders. Equality in provinces.
Identify one of the Indigenous groups that live in Manitoba
Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, Dene, Metis
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
Jesuits
What role did the Metis play in the fur trade?
Metis acted as translators, trappers, guides, and traders between the Indigenous and settlers.
Who is known in Canada as the "Father of Confederation?"
Sir John A. MacDonald
Name one famous Indigenous person (from the past or present)
Saint Katherine Tekakwitha, Tommy Prince Jr., Wab Kinew, Elijah Harper, Louis Riel, etc.
What is the name of the river that the settlements of Quebec City and Montreal on?
Who was the first European explorer known to reach Canada?
John Cabot
How did the fur trade contribute to the settlement of Canada?
Established trading posts, many of which are now major cities. Trade routes created transportation networks. Fur trading encouraged exploration of the country. Established European control in the continent.
Explain the British North America Act
The BNA created Canada as a self-governing country under the British Empire. It created our system of government. It established the responsibilities of the provinces and the federal government.