People
George Simpson
Who took over the Hudson Bay Company?
1500's
When did the Spanish bring horses to North America?
The valleys of the Red and Assiniboine rivers
Where did the Metis live?
Winnipeg
What city stands where Fort Garry used to be?
The Earl of Selkirk
Who made a colony at Red River for Scottish immigrants?
1780's
When was the Northwest Company started?
Fort Prince of Wales
Which fort was at the mouth of the Churchill River?
Toronto
Where did Paul Kane come from?
Who was John Franklin?
1821
When did the Hudson Bay Company buy out the Northwest Company?
Dry, unfertile area discovered in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan by an Irish explorer
What is Palliser's Triangle?
The Metis and the Saulteaux people
Who helped Selkirk's settlers through their first winter?
A voyageur who pushed his men hard.
Who was Peter Pond?
1700's
When did the Plains Indians start using horses?
Fort William (Thunder Bay)
Where was the Nor'Wester's halfway house?
7000 km
How long was the Nor'Wester's canoe route?
Leader of the Metis
Who was Louis Riel?
1845
When did Franklin's expedition set out?
The Metis won a battle agains Lord Selkirk's men.
What happened at Seven Oaks?
Voyageur family who eventually settled with the Metis
Who were the Lagimodieres?
Cree chief who tried unsuccessfully to make peace with the Blackfoot
Who was Maskepetoon?
1811
When did Lord Selkirk's settlers arrive at Red River
The Battle of the Oldman
Where was the last clash of the plains tribes?
George Brown
Who was the newspaperman from Toronto who began to preach about colonizing and settling the West?