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Chapter 4 Test Review Flashcards

0
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what were the NWC fur collectors called?

A

Hivernants

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NWC employees that used canoes were called…

A

voyageurs

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2
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The NWC was based in…?

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Ontario

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Describe the ‘Stay by the Bay’ policy

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The stay by the bay policy encouraged Ojibwa, Cree and Assiniboin to bring their furs to the trading posts in exchange for goods

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4
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What is present day ‘NorthWest’?

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Manitoba

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5
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How did the Métis emerge?

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NWC encouraged marriage between Native daughters and traders so that they would gain a stronger tie with the Métis for trade loyalty

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What was Lord Selkirk’s real name?

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Thomas Douglas

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7
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Why was Thomas scott executed?

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Thomas Scott was executed for threatening the life of Louis Riel

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Explain the Orange Order

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The orange order was a violent anti french, anti catholic and anti métis movement

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9
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Why would native women marry NWC traders?

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Native women would marry NWC traders for a higher standard of living

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Other than bison, what did the bison hunt provide the Métis with?

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The bison hunt disciplined the Métis and fostered in them a big sense of community and pride

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Describe Thomas Douglas

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  • founder of the Red River Colony
  • 5th earl of Selkirk
  • a liberal democrat
  • convinced the HBC to give him land (‘Selkirk’s Grant’)
  • didn’t think about métis
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Describe Robert Semple

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  • arrived at the Red River Valley in the fall of 1815 with 85 new colonists
  • attacked and burned NWC fort Gibraltar
  • Semple and his men were killed during the Battle of the Seven oaks
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13
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Who was Grant Cuthbert?

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  • the first acknowledged leader of the métis
  • started as a trader/clerk for NWC but quickly became a rising star
  • helped to formulate NWC/métis plan to attack Selkirk settlers
  • died in 1851
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Who was George Simpson?

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  • arrived in Red River Valley in 1821
  • made Grant ‘Warden of the Plains’
  • was named Govenlr of HBC’s North Department in 1821
  • in charge of all HBC operations in North America
  • bride -> Frances who didn’t like Métis
  • they became socially isolated
  • he died in 1860
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15
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What religion were most of the Métis?

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Most of the Métis were Roman Catholic

16
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Why was the Red River Cart loud?

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It was loud because it’s metal wheels rubbed against its wooden body

17
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Why did the fur trade encourage the natives to move in to new areas?

A

Animal depletion was a big problem so they moved around to catch more animals

18
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Louis Riel’s original job was a …

A

lawyer

19
Q

When troops were sent to get riel where did he go?

A

Riel fled to the US for 15 years

20
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What good things did the natives get from the fur trade?

A

The natives got guns, metals and cloth from the fur trade

21
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Who was the leader of the Red River Valley in 1816?

A

Grant Cuthbert

22
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Who was the Governor in 1816?

A

Robert Semple

23
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What did the Métis supply the NWC with?

A

The métis supplied the NWC with pemmican

24
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What currency did the HBC use?

A

beaver felt

25
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What is bannock?

A

A kind of flatbread

26
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Who was Doctor John Shultz?

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  • one of the first immigrants to arrive in 1860
  • took over the newspaper ‘the NorWester’
  • used this to hate against métis
27
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Describe the Merger of the HBC and NWC

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  • by 1820, both companies were financial struggling
  • 1821: they merged so that they could survive as companies
  • HBC had 45 shares, NWC had 55
28
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How did the HBC keep control of the new company?

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  • it was still cheaper to ship out furs through the Hudson Bay route
  • 1825: Montreal partners from old NWC sold shares back to HBC
29
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How did the natives become a bigger part of the fur trade after the merger?

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  • the HBC decided to reduce its workforce so the natives were now used as trappers, translators, guides and map makers
30
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What does autocratic mean?

A

In a manner suggesting absolute power

31
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What did the women do in the late 1840’s?

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They helped with the grain harvest, processed wool and cleaned.

32
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Which of the leaders were on the Métis side?

A

Louis Riel, Grant Cuthbert

33
Q

Who was interested in creating a dominion of canada?

A

John A Macdonald and D’Arcy McGee

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