NAMES Flashcards
Chief Pontiac
Ottawa leader who united indigenous nations to resist British policies
Protected indigenous sovereignty and resist colonial expansion
Louis Riel
Metis leader who led the red river and Northwest rebellions to protect metis rights and culture
Huron Wendat cultural elders
preserved oral histories , traditions
ensuring survival of their culture identity through colonial pressure
Joseph Brant
Mohawk leader who supported the British during the American Revolution
negotiating land agreements and advocating for indigenous rights
Jean Talon
First person in charge of managing New Frances government and economy
he encourage more settlers to come to New France
supported industries like fishing shipbuilding
his policies helped grow the economy and population
Pierre Esprit Radisson
French fur trader
Co-founding the Hudson’s bay company
his trade networks helped british control over fur trade weakening french influence
Jeffery Amherst
British military leader
he suggested the use of smallpox infected blankets ot harm indigenous people
His actions show the violent method used in British colonial warfare to suppress indigenous
Black Loyalist
African Americans who sided with the british during American revolution
wanted freedom from slavery
migrated to Nova scotia after the war (did get promised land, right and equality)
William Lyon Mackenzie
Political reformer and leader who criticized elite control of institutions
Banks for serving the interest of the wealthy rather than the common ppl
Thomas Scott
Executed by Louis Riel and the Metis during red river rebellion
this made a lot of tension between metis and settlers and made louis riel more powerful
James Wolfe
British army officer that led Battle of the Plains of Abraham
his victory at Quebec was a turning point that led to British control over New France
Frontenac
Governor of New France
strengthened New France by expanding its fur trade, building alliances with Indigenous peoples, and defending the colony against British attacks, including during King William’s War
louis XIV 14
Most powerful ruler in France
created absolute monarchy
supported exploration and colonization
Louis Choris
Expedition artist of circumnavigation of the globe
documented the land scape , people, culture
Mikhail Tikhonov
Russian artist and traveler went on along the circumnavigation too
Yuri
Russian naval officer (second command in circumnavigation)
mapped parts of pacific (Hawaiian islands)
Fyodor
A russion naval officer who led first sail around the whole globe
expanded knowledge of pacific region
Samuel De Champlain
Founder of Quebec city (father of new france)
His alliances with indigenous groups like Huron wendat helped secure French influence in Canada
Pierre Du Gua de Monts
French explorer sent by King Henry 4 IV
Founded first permanent French Colony is Nova scotia
Henry Hudson
Explored Hudson river, Hudson Bay, Arctic
his discoveries helped finding routes for fur trading and eventually creation of Hudson Bay Company
Martin Frobisher
Primarily searching for the Norwest passage
his exploration focused on finding a direct route to Asia through the arctic
Jacques Cartier
French Explorer
discovered Gulf of St. Lawrence and claimed parts of Canada for France
made foundation for French Colonization (Quebec and Montreal
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Italian explorer under english flag (explored eastern cost of NA)
explored American coastline from florida to Newfoundland
John Cabot
Italian explorer
paving the way for later english exploration and colonization in the new world
Henry VII 7
King of england who ended the war of Roses
established political stability
expanded exploration and colonization
Dene
Strong leadership system, political alliances
influenced reginal power dynamic and trade during colonial times
