Western expansion
The Hudson’s Bay Company and the North West company could not have developed their economy without the help of the...
Middlemen
The main reason Newfoundland decided to join Confederation was because...
It wanted a railroad
Tradition means...
the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way.
Name one of the 7 Anishinabe clans
Crane, Loon, Bear, Marten, Fish, Deer, and Bird (or Eagle).
What is the capital of Saskatchewan?
Regina
In December 2003, Queen Elizabeth II apologized for the __________ brought about by the deportation of the Acadians in 1755.
Ethnic cleansing
The main push factor for expanding west and the migration of many people westward was the...
fur trade
Four years of __________ had brought hardship to Lower Canada.
Crop Failures
What is a talking circle?
a form of decision making, way to create solidarity, an organized discussion
What is the capital of Manitoba?
Winnipeg?
The group of wealthy English Canadian families that held power in the councils was known as the __________.
Family Compact
The British North American Act (BNA Act) did what?
divided power between the federal and provincial governments, guaranteed publicly funded schools, guaranteed that the government would pay for a railway linking the Maritimes with central Canada
The removal of the Acadians by the British is an example of __________.
genocide
Lacrosse was created by which group of first nations?
Haudenosaunee
What is the Capital of New Brunswick?
Fredericton
The main reason the people of Upper Canada did not support the Americans was because...
they were happy with their land and farms
The Maritime provinces feared Confederation because they feared what 2 things?
losing their independence, increased taxation
Cajun is a short way of saying __________.
Acadian
during the 1600's which group of first nations were allies with the French?
Ouendat
What is the Capital of PEI?
Charlottetown.
The Sovereign Council was established to rule....
New France
When did Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick join Confederation?
1867
Fort Louisbourg was built on what is today __________?
Cape Breton Island
The Mi'kmaq use what to teach the history of their people?
Drums
What is the capital of Nunavut?
Iqaluit