| Who Was Here First | The Explorers | Who Settled Here and Why | The Iroquois | The Algonquin |
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The Iroquois and The Algonquin
What are the 2 main Aboriginal Tribes we have learned about?
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People in Europe paid a lot of money for hats made of Beaver pelts. They were very fashionable.
Why was beaver fur so valuable and important?
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The potato crop.
What was the farm crop in Ireland that became diseased and rotten?
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Longhouses
What were Iroquois homes called?
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Wigwams
What were Algonquin homes called?
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They spoke different languages and had a difficult time understanding one another.
Why were the two main Aboriginal Tribes in Upper Canada at war so often?
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England and France
List 2 countries The Explorers who came to Upper Canada were from.
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The United Empire Loyalists
Escaped Slaves from the United States Settlers from Europe (England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland)
Who were the 3 main groups of people that came to settle in Upper Canada in the 1800's?
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They were a farming community.
How did the Iroquois people get food?
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They were hunters and gatherers.
How did the Algonquin people get food?
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Corn, Beans, Squash
Corn stalk was like a post the beans wound around. Squash leaves kept the soil moist and weeds down.
Name the 3 sisters and explain why they were planted the way the were.
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They were looking for a short cut to Asia. They were hoping to return with silk.
What were The Explorers looking for when they arrived in Canada?
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The North.
What part of the United States banned slavery during the time of The Civil War?
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Shared by many families.
Many fires inside made it smokey. Food and baskets were stored inside along the rafters.
Describe what the inside of a longhouse was like.
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Bows, arrows, spears (made from wood and stone)
Pots (made from bark and wood)
List some of the tools the Algonquin people used and what they were made of.
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Taught them which plants were safe to eat.
Helped them hunt and trap food Helped them make clothing from animal skins and furs. Showed them what plants could be used for medicine. Helped with transportation (canoes and snowshoes)
List 4 ways the Aboriginal people helped the Explorers.
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They brought metal and guns. They depended on these new tools and many of the old ways were forgotten. They also brought new diseases.
How did the arrival of The Explorers change the lives of the Aboriginals?
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England - cities were crowed and polluted
Scotland, Wales - many farmers did not own their own land - they worked and hard and the land owners got rich Ireland - the potato crop failed and many people were starving
Describe some of the reasons people from Europe wanted to start a new life in Upper Canada?
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Foot, Snowshoes, Birch bark canoe
List 3 ways the Iroquois people traveled.
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They lived further north where the soil was rocky and the growing season was shorter.
Why did the Algonquin people not plant crops and live together in large villages the way the Iroquois did?
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