Pre-Confederation
The colonizers that came to Canada originated from this place (continent)
What is EUROPE
The most commonly traded pelt during the fur trade
What is BEAVER PELT
The type of government where the people can choose who to vote for to lead their country
What is DEMOCRACY
The group of people who already lived in Canada when European colonizers arrived
What is INDIGENOUS
The materials that Europeans traded
What is METAL
The type of government where there is ONE supreme leader ruling the country. People cannot vote them in or out.
What is DICTATORSHIP
TRUE or FALSE: Indigenous communities who already lived in Canada respected the land and already had lots of rich traditions and cultures.
What is TRUE
Why did the European colonizers want beaver pelt so badly?
For FELT HATS AND FASHION
The type of government where a king or a queen rules over the country. Power is usually passed down through bloodlines, not voting.
What is MONARCHY
The process of joining together separate regions, areas of land, states, or colonies to form one big country with a government
What is CONFEDERATION
The body of water that the BRITISH colonizers used to access inner Canada
What is HUDSON'S BAY
The type of government where only a few very wealthy/rich people can run the country. There is usually little to no checks of power.
What is OLIGARCHY
A piece/area of land that is controlled by another country
What are COLONIES
The body of water that the FRENCH colonizers used to access Canada and the Great Lakes
What is ST. LAWRENCE RIVER
What type of government does Canada have
What is DEMOCRACY