What did many of the newcomers do after coming into contact with the Aboriginal peoples?
They incorporated Aboriginal practices into their ways of living
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What happened to the colony of Navidad founded by Columbus?
The fort burned to the ground and all 39 men had disappeared
100
What would happen when a European trader married into a First Nation?
All her kin would trade with him.
200
How were the Aboriginal nations, from the beginning of contact, at a disadvantage?
social changes, new technologies and imported diseases
200
What did Jacques Cartier say the natives he encountered in the Bay of Chaleur first communicated?
He said they wanted to trade furs (animal skins)
200
What is the margin definition of acculturation?
the modification of a person's culture after prolonged contact with another culture
200
What were the two fur trading companies that competed with one another?
The Hudson's Bay Company and the Northwest Company
200
Who were the two prominent fur traders in Sault Ste. Marie who married First Nations women that we have often talked about in class?
Charles Ermatinger and John Johnston
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What is the margin definition of the Métis?
A child whose mother is Aboriginal and whose father is European
300
What did Jacques Cartier say that his men took to trade with the natives in the Bay of Chaleur?
knives, iron wares and a red hat
300
In what ways did the coureurs de bois become acculturated to the Aboriginal way of living?
Means of transportation and dress
300
What territory did the king of England give the Hudson Bay Company control over?
All the land around the rivers that drain into Hudson's Bay
300
What were the names of those First Nations women who married them?
Mannowe and Susan/The woman of the green glades
400
What are the three examples of possible European contact before Columbus in 1492?
Irishman Saint Bernard, Scandinavian Norsemen and Englishmen from Bristol
400
What two European governments established diplomatic ties with Aboriginal leaders?
France and England
400
What is the margin definition of assimilation?
A process in which a cultural group is absorbed by another
400
What happened in 1763 and why do you suppose this made it possible for Alexander Henry to come to Sault Ste. Marie and trade for furs with ancestors of the Batchewana, Garden River and Sault Tribe First Nations groups?
The British won the seven year's war
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Why wouldn’t the European traders survive if they did not marry First Nations women?
The Europeans didn't know how to live in the bush
500
What were three opportunities that drew many Europeans to the New World (North America)?
Wealth, freedom of religion and freedom from restrictions
500
Why did some of the early European communities disappear?
Their lack of knowledge and experience in an often-hostile and unfamiliar environment
500
Name the key groups of Europeans who exerted the most influence on Aboriginal peoples.
The French and British
500
How did the conflicts between the fur trading companies work to the advantage of the Cree and the Nakoda?
They could profit by being middlemen for both companies
500
What tasks did the First Nations women do? minmum 5 things
dried meat, gathered berries, dug roots, cared for gardens, dried and smoked fish, tanned hides, made clothing, cooking, collected firewood, cared for children