The Gold Rush
What is the definition of a prospector?
What is people seeking valuable minerals, especially gold
When was the NWMP and RCMP created and what do they stand for?
What is 1873, 1920, the North West Mounted Police, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
What territories was the klondike part of?
What is the northwest territories
Which people are of mixed European and First Nations ancestry?
Who are the Metis
What is the full name of the CPR?
What is the Canadian Pacific Railway
What mode of transportation did the americans use to travel to Fraser River in search of gold?
What is they sailed up the coast to Vancouver
What did McDougall promise the Blackfoot and did he keep his promise?
What is ending crimes like whisky trade and horse stealing and yes, keeping the promise?
What did the gold rush show about the klondike?
Why is the klondike rich in natural resources
What type of government did Louis Riel set up in Manitoba before they were officially part of Canada?
What is a provisional government
When did the CPR announce it was going to extend it’s railway to British Columbia?
When is 1871
Gold was found in these physicals landmark locations in the Cariboo Gold rush?
What is the hillsides
When was Fort Saskatchewan, Fort Calgary, Fort Battleford, Fort Macleod, and Fort Walsh founded?
When is 1875, 1875, 1876, 1874, and 1875?
What did the people pressure the government to do to the klondike?
Why did they pressure the government to divided it in two
Who did Louis Riel charge to be executed by a firing squad?
Who is Thomas Scott
How much did the railway company give Chinese workers?
How much is $1
How did prospectors affect the First Nations people?
What is they damaged their land in search of gold
How did the NWMP help prevent the “Indian Wars”?
What is the NWMP prevented large-scale violence, built forts, controlled the whisky trade, developed friendship with First Nations, and helped with the treaty negotiations?
When where the Yukon territories created?
When is 1898
Where did Louis Riel flee to after being charged with treason?
Where is the United States of America
Who was responsible for planning the construction route of the railway?
Who is James Ross
Why were Canadians not very present in the Fraser River Gold rush?
What is there was no easy way of transportation to BC (There was no railway from Toronto or Montreal to BC)
How did the RCMP/NWMP hiring policies change?
What is before they only recruited men who met height weight criteria and now recruits (women and First Nations are also allowed to join) only need to complete a physical test?
What was the first capital of the Yukon territories?
Where is Dawson City
When was the exact date of Louis Riel’s death and execution?
When is November 16th 1885
How long was the Canadian Pacific Railway?
What is 5000km