Pre-Contact & Early Explorers
The people of the plains lived almost exclusively by hunting this animal:
Buffalo
This animal produced the most valuable fur in the 1600s.
Beaver
When did the War of 1812 end?
1814
Who was the highest ranking official in the British Colonial Government?
Governor General
Indigenous Leader who was vital to a British victory in the War of 1812.
Tecumseh
John Cabot is credited as the first explorer to Canada. He arrived in 1497, found cod fish and declared this island to be the property of the British Empire.
Newfoundland
the settlers of the New France colony became known as:
Habitants
This battle in 1759 firmly put Quebec in the hands of the English.
Plains of Abraham
Which legislation created the Colonial Government structure in 1791.
Constitutional Act
I get credit for putting the name "Canada" on the first maps.
Jacques Cartier
In 1535 on his second journey to the new world Jacques Cartier sailed down the St. Lawrence to find an island settlement with fertile land. The site would become the modern city of Montreal. What was the name of the settlement?
Hochelaga
In the fall of _______ Champlain arrived in Quebec with 27 men with the goal of building a settlement and surviving the winter until spring.
1608
This Indigenous leader was fundamental to a Canadian / British victory during the War of 1812.
Tecumseh
What was the name of the English-speaking elite that dominated the executive and legislative councils in Lower Canada?
Chateau Clique
British General who defeated Montcalm and is credited with capturing Queebc for the British
James Wolfe
These dwellings, used by people living in Canada's Plateau region are considered to oldest dwellings in North America.
Pit Houses
Radisson and des Grosielliers received information about the location of a large salt-water bay where they could trade for the continents thickest beaver fur, from Cree elders on the North shore of this Great Lake.
Lake Superior
Isaac Brock became a hero for his defense of Upper Canada and his death during the battle of:
Who were the 3 politicians from the colony of Canada that are responsible for leading the movement towards Confederation?
MacDonald
Brown
Cartier
To stop Pontiac's Rebellion, King George III passed this law, which prevented settlement west of the Appalachians and recognized Indigenous title to land not already settled by Europeans.
Royal Proclamation
This type of dwelling was used by people of the Eastern woodlands and sub-arctic. It is a type of permanent home made of a curved wooden frame covered in birch bark, animal hides, and moss for insulation.
Wigwam
Workers for the New France colony came as indentured laborers, known as:
Engages
Which British loss in the Seven Years War prompted them to reconsider their invasion strategy for New France and resulted in their decision to attack by sailing down the St. Lawrence.
Fort William Henry
In 1841 Upper and Lower Canada were combined into the Province of Canada and renamed Canada West and Canada East. What legislation from Britian was responsible for this?
Act of Union
Leader of the Lower Canada Rebellion.
Louis-Joseph Papineau