Who's Who in History
This French explorer was sent by King James of France to find a path to Asia and landed at Gaspe.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
A formal agreement between Indigenous peoples and the Crown that outlines rights, land use, and mutual obligations.
What is a treaty?
This was the major war in North America that resulted in Britain gaining control of New France.
What is the Seven Years' War?
This large territory in Western Canada was given to the Hudson's Bay Company for their fur trade monopoly.
What is Rupert's Land?
This was one of the first four provinces to join Confederation on July 1, 1867, along with Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick.
What is Nova Scotia?
This location was the first permanent colony in Canada.
What is Port Royal?
He was the founder of New France and established Quebec City.
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
This discriminatory policy required Chinese immigrants to pay a fee to enter Canada, reflecting racially biased immigration laws in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What is the Head Tax?
This event involved the forcible removal of Acadians from their homes by the British.
What is the Great Deportation?
This was the main economic system in New France where land was divided into strips and rented from a wealthy lord.
What is the Seigneurial System?
This was found in the Fraser River during the early 1800s causing a "rush" of immigration to the area and an eventual "bust" and economic downturn.
What is gold?
This person was considered the "sword" of the Metis and was the military leader of the North-West Resistance
Who is Gabriel Dumont?
This economic system means resources are sent from colonies to Europe, and finished products are sold back to the colonies.
What is Mercantilism?
This battle between the Metis and Scottish/British settlers is considered by some to be the birth of the Metis Nation.
What is the Battle of Seven Oaks?
This act attempted to assimilate Indigenous Peoples by creating reserves, defining who had status and establishing residential schools.
What is the Indian Act?
This Maritime province initially refused to join in 1867, but eventually joined after Canada agreed to pay its debts and build a railway.
What is Prince Edward Island (PEI)?
This explorer sailed representing Britain and and found large amounts of cod off the coast of Newfoundland.
Who are the John Cabot?
The process in which a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture—often imposed on Indigenous or Métis communities during westward expansion.
What is assimilation?
This conflict between the USA and Britain involved battles in Upper Canada and saw First Nations ally with the British.
What is the War of 1812?
This system divides powers between the federal government (for big issues) and provincial governments (for smaller issues).
What is Federalism?
This is the name of the one big province Frederick Haultain wanted to create from the North West Territories
What are Alberta and Saskatchewan?
This First Nations leader assembled the largest First Nations army and allied with Britain during the War of 1812.
Who is Tecumseh?
This period ushered in major changes in how goods were made and included the introduction of steam engines, factories, and assembly lines.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
This major act of British Parliament officially made Canada a country on July 1, 1867.
What is the British North America Act (BNA Act)?
This initiative from John A Macdonald aimed to connect and build Canada through tariffs, the CPR, and Western immigration.
What is the National Policy?
This economic downturn during the 1930s caused Newfoundland to reconsider joining Canada.
What is The Great Depression