Name: ______________________
Class:_________________
The Development of Western Canada –
Unit 2 – Hunt #1(pg. 68- 74 )
1.
In unit two we
will learn about the _______________________________________________.
2.
Prime Minister
Macdonald wanted Canada to expand _________________ for a variety of reasons.
He felt it was important that the ____________________ became part of Canadian
territory before the _______________________ could take the area over.
3.
Although many
settlers from ________________________ were willing to move to the Prairies,
which had very rich soil, to start farms, the land had long been inhabited by
the ___________________________ and _____________________________. This would
lead to conflicts between settlers and these groups were quickly as they tried
to defend their rights.
4.
Which modern-day
provinces are referred to as the Praries?
_____________________________________________________
5.
The First nations
lived in the Praries for __________________________ of years before Europeans
came. These people lived off the land and felt that wildlife was sacred, and
people should care for the environment.
6.
There were many
First Nations groups living throughout North America. The
______________________ hunted __________________, and used these for
_____________, _________________ and __________________________.
7.
The First Nations
often followed the resources needed to survive. Animal herds were used for
________________________ and ________________________. __________________ were
used to make tools. ___________________ were an important food they gathered
during summer months.
8.
In First nations
groups, men typically ______________________ and _____________________. Women
gathered ________________ and _________________________. They also ___________________________________ animal
meat, and made both
_____________________________ and _______________________.
9.
The Blackfoot
made a mix of dried meat, fat and berries known as ___________________. They
traded this with other northern First Nation groups for
_________________________.
10. After horses went extinct
_____________________________, the Spanish brought them over around the year
____________________, while exploring _________________.
11. Horses that escaped or were traded eventually found
their way North, and First Nations groups captured and tamed these. Horses were
important to groups, such as the Blackfoot, because they allowed them to
_________, ________ and ___________________ in much larger areas than before.
12. Explain what a travois is.
__________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name: ______________________
Class:_________________
The Development of Western Canada –
Unit 2 – Hunt #2 (pg. 68- 74 )
1.
In addition to
the First Nations, the ____________ also lived on the Prairies since the
______________. The word Metis comes from the French meaning ______________,
because these people had one male parent from _______________________ and one
female that was _______________________________.
2.
Many Metis people
spoke two languages, which meant they were ____________________. Typically they
spoke _____________________ and a First Nations language such as
_________________ or ____________________________.
3.
The Metis
followed both the ____________________________ religion, but also the
spirituality associated with First Nations.
4.
Bison were
essential to the Metis because they provided
__________________ and _______________________ . They were hunted using
either ___________________________ or by ________________________________ the
animals over cliffs. In the 1800’s, European settlers made weapons called
________________________ available to the Metis, making it much easier to kill
Bison. As a result, the number of Bison dropped from millions in the 1830’s to
only __________________ by the year ___________. The fact that Bison were
nearly extinct led many to ________________________ or extreme hunger.
5.
The Hudson Bay
Company was founded in ____________________. In __________________ a Treaty was
signed, called the Treaty of ____________________ which gave the
_________________________ control of all the fur-trading posts that used to be
controlled by the ________________________.
6.
The children of
British fur traders, who were working for the HBC, and First Nations females
were often referred to as ____________________________. Similar to the Metis,
many of the country-born children were Bilingual. They spoke
________________ and
___________________.
7.
Instead of being
Roman Catholic, like the Metis, they were often ____________________________,
but still followed the First Nations spirituality.
8.
Describe three
main differences between the way Metis and Western Settlers lived.
_________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
9.
Explain what
Michif is. ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
10. List four typical foods eaten during Metis
celebrations. _________________________, ___________________________,
_________________________ and _____________________________.
Name:_______________________
Class:_______________________
Chapter 4 – Scavenger Hunt #3 – The
Red River Resistance Part 1 (pgs. 78-80)
1.
Read the graphic
mini-novel about the life of Louis Riel carefully (pg. 106-107).
2.
Red River was
located where the Province of _______________________ is now found.
3.
_____________________________,
now known as Ontario, was interested in purchasing
________________________________. Rupert’s Land was originally owned by the
________________________________. The Government of Canada ended up buying
Rupert’s land in ___________________. The
map on page 66 shows where Rupert’s land was.
4.
The area known as
Rupert’s land covered the Northern Ontario, ________________,
__________________, _________________, _____________________ and
________________________. At the time, Canada paid
_______________________________ for this land.
5.
Canada’s first
Prime Minister, ___________________________, sent a man named
________________________, who was the Lieutenant-Governor of Canada, to the
area known as __________________________ to set up a new government.
Unfortunately, the Canadian government did not consider the opinions and rights
of the ___________________ people who were already living on this land.
6.
Describe three
ways the Metis thought their way of life would be negatively impacted by the
Canadian development and take over of Red River.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7.
In 1869
__________________________ became the leader of the Metis, at the age of only
25. He was born in _________________________ but studied in the province of
______________________ for 10 years. When the Canadian government sent land surveyors
to decide how they would use and divide the land in Red River, the Metis people
were vey concerned. They formed a group called the
_______________________________________________ to represent their interests.
This group sent a message to the Canadian government that they should not come
to __________________________ without begin given permission first. The
government representative, McDougall, did not listen. The Metis stopped him and
directed him to the ________________ border, off their land.
8.
At first, Louis
Riel wanted to negotiate with the Canadian government to decide the fate of Red
River, but these efforts were not successful. Next, Riel set up a temporary
government, also called a ______________________________, that could negotiate
with the Canadian government to decide how to set up a permanent government
that would fairly represent both Canada and the Metis.
9.
The Provisional
(temporary) government had a few important demands to ensure the needs of the
Metis people were being met. Firstly, they wanted their land to enter Canada as
a _______________________. They wanted Canadian government money to be used for
both public schools and ___________________ schools. Lastly, they wanted the
Lieutenant-Governor and Judge of the Supreme Court to be _________________,
which meant they spoke both the ___________________and ________________
languages.
10. Do you think the demands of the Metis Provisional
Government for the Canadian government were reasonable? State yes or no, and
explain why. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name:_______________________
Class:_______________________
Chapter 4 – Scavenger Hunt #4 – The
Red River Resistance – Part Two (pgs. 81-82)
1.
William McDougall
was a __________________ and ________________ from ___________________. Sir John A. Macdonald _____________________
him to be the first ___________________________ of the
______________________________. His job involved getting this huge area under
control of the ______________________________ government, and getting it ready
for the arrival of _______________________________. McDougall was given
instructions not to worry about the demands of the _______________________ and
___________________ already living on this land.
2.
Do you think
McDougall did the right thing following his instructions to ignore the right of
the Metis and First Nations? Should he have acted differently? Explain your
thoughts. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.
____________________________
was a Protestant who came from ____________________ to Red River in 1863. Scott
wanted Canada to grow and succeed and to avoid take over by the
____________________. He wanted Canada
to stay part of the ___________________________.
4.
Since he
practised the Protestant religion, he did not believe in the right of Roman
____________________. He openly talked about his views that the
___________________ should not be part of the Canadian government, and that
their ideas and demands should be ignored.
Louis Riel obviously disliked Scott and his disrespect for the rights of
the Metis. The temporary (Provisional) Metis government ___________________
Scott and found him guilty of ____________________. Treason is when someone’s
actions betray or are ______________________ to their country’s government. As
a result, in March 1870 he was ____________________.
5.
The execution of
Scott caused the Canadian Government to consider Riel a _______________, and
they issue a _____________________ for his arrest. Riel fled to the
______________________, but would eventually return to Canada and continue his
fight for Metis rights.
6.
The small circle
on the map below shows the location of Red River. At the center of Red River was
a settlement known as Fort Garry.
Name:_______________________
Class:_______________________
Chapter 4 – Scavenger Hunt #5 – The Northwest
Rebellion – (pgs. 103-108)
1.
In
__________________ settlers began living in the area that would eventually
become the province known as ________________________________. These people
included many ____________________ who had left the Red River area after the
problems of 1869. At this point there were very few ____________________ left
to hunt, and many Metis faced starvation.
2.
The Metis began
sending requests to __________________ asking for control of their
____________________, ________________________, ____________________ and a
___________________ force. Unfortunately, these requests continued to be
ignored and dismissed.
3.
After living in
the ____________________, ________________________ was persuaded to return to
Canada and lead the Metis once again. In _________________________ Louis Riel
set up another ___________________________ government and took over a church in
a town called _________________.
4.
Both the
___________ and ______________ chiefs were ready to support Riel.
5.
Despite some
controversy and losing office for several years,
_________________________________ was once again Prime Minister when Riel began
his second attempt to help the Metis.
6.
Macdonald did not
delay. He immediately assembled ________________ to fight the Metis and took
advantage of the CPR (___________________________) to bring troops near the
city of Batoche.
7.
________________________________
was appointed military commander and tried to attack using Guerrilla tactics,
which meant using ____________________ and ___________________ attacks against
the Canadian North-West Mounted Police and troops. This strategy worked well
considering the Canadians had far more troops and more advanced weapons.
8.
Between March and
May 1885 several battles took place between the Metis, which help from various
First Nations groups, and the Canadians. One of the final battles of the
Northwest rebellions took place at ____________________. During this battle
________________________ surrendered and was _______________________.
_______________________________ fled to the ______________________________.
9.
Re-read the
Graphic Mini-novel about Riel’s life on pages 106-107.
10. In the end, people of British background, also called
the “_____________________,” felt Riel was a traitor and needed to be dealt
with harshly. In Quebec, the “French” felt he was a hero for defending
_____________________ and ____________________ rights. In court, Riel was found guilty of treason
and he received the death penalty.
11. In __________ the Canadian government reversed Riel’s
conviction, recognized him as the founder of _________________________ and
declared he was an important advocate of __________________ rights.
Name:_______________________
Class:_______________________
Chapter 4 – Scavenger Hunt #6 – New
Provinces and Territories – (pgs. 83-87)
1.
By 1869 Canada
included four provinces: ________________________, ________________________,
__________________________ and ______________________________________.
2.
Over the next
four years, ________________ additional provinces joined Canada.
3.
In 1870, _______________________
became Canada’s _____________________ province.
4.
The province was
originally quite small, taking up the area that used to be known as
________________________. The government of this province and the courts would
speak both ______________ and ___________________. The province had separate
______________________ and ________________________ school boards, paid for by
the _______________________________.
5.
Manitoba received
the nickname the “ ____________________________________________,” because it
was so tiny at first. The census showed its population to be only
_________________________ residents in __________________.
6.
The
___________________________ also came under control of Canada in
__________________. It was joined together (combined) with _____________________________
to form the ____________________________________. At first it had no
_______________________________ and was controlled directly by
___________________________. In 1876 the Federal Government appointed a
________________________________ and ____________________ for the Northwest
Territories. In__________________ it was finally given seats in the Federal
Government.
7.
British Colombia
is located on the West coast of Canada, along the ___________________ ocean. In
1858 ___________________ was found in an area called the
_________________________ which caused a big influx of people hoping to strike
it rich.
8.
Some people
supported the idea of British Colombia joining the
____________________________, while others wanted it to become part of Canada. Although
it would have been easier to develop railway connections with the USA, many
British Colombians wanted to keep their connections to ___________________ and
realized joining Canada was the best way to do so. Sir John A. Macdonald,
wanted to expand Canada from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, and
reached an agreement for British Colombia to join Canada as its
_____________________ province in the year _____________________. Its
population was only _______________________ at the time.
9.
In order to
convince B.C. to join Canada, Macdonald promised that a railway from
_______________________ to the __________________ Ocean would be built within
____________________, by ________________.
10. Although Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) was involved in
discussions about joining Canada at the 1864 Charlottetown conference, it did
not join, but soon realized this was a bad decision. The other Maritimes
Provinces, ___________________________ and ________________________ continued
to grow and prosper, but P.E.I. did not. Macdonald offered to help complete a
costly railway across P.E.I. if it were to join Canada. In ______________ it
became Canada’s _______________ province. 125 years after P.E.I. joined Canada,
a 13-kilometer bridge, known as the _____________________________ bridge was built, linking New Brunswick to
P.E.I.
11. In 1873 what was the largest city in Canada?
_____________________________
12. What was this city’s approximate population?
_____________________________
13. Which two cities had populations of 50,000-100,000?
_______________ and ______________
14. In terms of area, which province or territory was
Canada’s largest at the time? ____________________________
15. In terms of TOTAL population, which province had the
most citizens living in it? _______________________________
16. Approximately how many TOTAL people lived in this
province? _______________________
