history unit 2 Flashcards
why was the prime minister keen to take over the prairies
to ensure they got the prairies before the us
describe the first nations way of llife
they moved to whenever they could find the things that needed and knew a lot about nature
how was the horse important to the Blackfoot people
they followed bison with them and traveled around with them
difference between the Metis first nations and french and the country born
Metis were mainly bilingual and used both French and first nation methods of hunting
the difference between the metis and the settlers for hunting
Metis used and hunted only the bare minimum of what was needed while europians hunted large amounts to sell meat and fur hides for money
4 points about metis
often bilingual,spoke French and first nation lauguges,did a lot of religions,good bison hunters, both europeians and first nations
pemican
dried meat pounded and flavours with fat and berries
Metis
people of first nation and french decent
country born
people of British and first nations
Rupert’s land
areas of land in northern and western canada
provisional government
a temporary government formed to manage a period of transition,
what were the Metis concerned about the sale of ruperts land to Canada
Métis, occupied a corner of Rupert’s Land and feared for their culture and land rights under Canadian control.
provinces by 1869
Ontario newbrunswick and Nova Scotia
what was the fifth provence and what year did it join
manitoba in the year 1870
when did pei nt and bc join and why did pei join
bc in 1871 pei in 1873 cuz canada said thay would pay off there railroad debts and northwest territories in 1870
last provence to join canada
newfound land and labrodor in 1949
who lost in confederation
the people voting against it they did not get what they wanted
treason
the act of betraying ones country
what was the impact of the CPR
it ensured the survival of Canada and made
it possible to transport people and products from Nova Scotia to British Columbia
how did the metis respond to people moving to Saskatwuan where they lived
they had a rebellion and tried reporting their concerns to the government but Ottawa did nothing and ignored them
after the government ignored the metis about their concerns what happened
they caused a rebellion then formed a provisional government and negotiated Manitoba’s entry into Confederation
5 facts about Louis Riel
born in red river in 1844
was sent to Montreal at 14 for studies
almost became a priest
the family said no to his first marriage
he married marguerite in 1884
why is Gabriel Dumont on a stamp
to commemorate the 1885 Resistance. and he worked along louis riel
what are guerrilla tactics
fighting with ambushes and suprises
what was it like for women in the gold rush
they had to wear dresses and high boots if they did otherwise they would be called immoral
what was the nwmp a
what was the first thing it had to do what was its connection to the rcmp
the nwmp were the police that controlled the area one of te first thing they had to do was control the whiskey trade it was the forerunner to the rcmp
why did farmers experiment with differnt wheat strains
the growing season was realy short so they tried new wheat to see what was better suited for the conditions
how would life be like during gold rush
Due to exhaustion, over exposure to the weather, and a poor diet, many got sick or died. Being a miner was an awful life, but for many the chance of making a fortune was worth it.
incorporated
formally organized as a community with its own government
land speculators
people who buy cheap land hoping the price will rise
script
a coupon that can be exchanged for land
prospectors
people looking for minerals specifically gold
veins
streaks of minerals in rocks
stampeders
people who rushed to gold strikes
