Vocabulary
This is the type of source that comes from a direct witness to an event
primary source
The three primary Indigenous societies pre-contact in the Eastern region of what is now Canada were....
Haudenosaunee, Mi'kmaq and Anishinabe
True or False: the first Europeans to travel to North America were the Norse (vikings)
True
The ________________ nation was originally made up of the children of European coureurs de bois and Indigenous mothers during the fur trade.
Metis
This famous explorer and mapmaker is often referred to as the "father of New France"
Samuel de Champlain
Fill in the blank: ___________ is a way of life or being that is shared by a group of people
culture
In Haudenosaunee culture, women play the important role of _________________, meaning they lead their longhouses and oversee all important decision making processes
Clan mothers
Name two reasons why European countries wanted to expand their Empire into North America
TWO OF:
A. Economics
B. Competition
C. Religion
D. Curiosity
The Haudenosaunee people helped the French settlers by sharing the cure for which disease?
Scurvy
This explorer is known for his controversial interactions with the First Nations, including kidnapping several Haudenosaunee people and bringing them back to France to show the king what he had found
Jacques Cartier
Fill in the blank: Canada is a ____________ society, meaning that it is made up of many different groups with varying cultures and beliefs
pluralistic
The __________________ people's life cycle revolved around the growing season of wild rice. One of the most important roles women played in their society was in the rice harvest.
Anishinabe
What was the name of the trade route between Europe and Asia that became too dangerous to travel, leading Europeans to explore North America?
The Silk Road
Historically, the _________________ people were allied with the British, while the _________________ were allied with the French
Haudenosaunee, Huron/Wendat
This explorer travelled to North America alongside Samuel de Champlain and is most famous for creating the settlement at Acadia
Pierre de Monts
Fill in the blank:
_____________ is an Algonquin word meaning "the place where the river narrows", and is also the name of one of the original settlements of New France
Quebec
All Indigenous societies deeply value the contributions of their elders in society. Name one reason that elders are so highly respected.
Options include:
a. Elders are the keepers of important knowledge and oral histories
b. Elders are wise and help guide people in making good decisions
The first European women sent to New France were called the ____________________. They were sent by the king to marry the explorers and continue populating the settlements.
Filles du roi
The conflict between these two nations was exacerbated (made longer and more severe) because of their allyship with European settlers
Haudenosaunee and Huron/Wendat
These two men participated in one of the first known cultural exchanges, where one travelled to France and the other lived among the Wendat people
Etienne Brule and Savignon
Fill in the blank:
_______________ is a system in which countries extend their control over other nations or countries.
Imperialism
Which of the six nations of the Haudenosaunee's Six Nations Confederacy was not a part of the original Iroquois Confederacy?
Tuscarora
New France used a hierarchical system called the ______________ system, where nobles rented out their land to farmers in exchange for a portion of their crops.
Seigneurial
When Jacques Cartier arrived in North America, the first Indigenous people he encountered were the _____________
Mi'kmaq
This man was the first Intendant of New France