native canadians came to north america around 30,000 years ago the inuit: came from asia 12,000...
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• Native Canadians• Came to North
America around 30,000 years ago
• The Inuit: Came from Asia 12,000 years ago
• Came to Canada across the Bering Strait (land bridge) or by boat• Came from Siberia, Russia, Asia
• Have own form of government
• Live in the north part of Canada
• Territories of• Yukon• Northwest• Nunavut
• Near the Arctic Circle• Skilled hunters and
diet consists of mostly meat
• 1999—Canada’s government gave the Inuit Nunavut Territory in northeast Canada
• First explorers to settle Canada were Vikings invaders from the Scandinavian Peninsula
• In 1000 AD, they built a town on the northeast coast of Canada & established a trading relationship with the Inuit• The Vikings deserted the
settlement for unknown reasons
• It took another 500 years for Europeans to return…
• England was looking for a way to China and India (Northwest Passage)
• Hudson- Explored Hudson Bay Region (Canadian Shield)
• Claimed Canada for England• Italian explorer John Cabot, sailed to
Canada’s east coast in 1497• Cabot claimed an area of land for
England & named it Newfoundland
• British colonized region south of New France•Wanted to control fur trade
• Led to the French and Indian War in 1754…
• After the war, France had to give British control of all lands east of the Mississippi River, except for 2 islands off of Newfoundland
• They were looking for a way to China and India (Northwest Passage)
• 2 explorers• Cartier- explored St.
Lawrence Region in 1534• Claimed for France.
• Champlain- explored Quebec
• Traded with the Indians
• European fur traders were joined by French farmers, merchants, and missionaries from the Catholic Church
• Brought with them French laws, traditions, & religion• France only allowed Catholics to New France
• Most English speaking citizens lived in Upper Canada (Ontario)• Most French speaking citizens lived in Lower Canada (Quebec)
• French Canadians & British Canadians realized that they hated being under British rule
• They thought that Great Britain was too far away to understand their economic & political needs• Sounds familiar?
• 1837—Canadians began to rebel against British control• 1841—Upper & Lower Canada were united, establishing the Province of Canada
• Created a federation union of Canada• Joined four colonies (Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, & Nova Scotia) with a unifying constitution
• After WWII, tensions between French and British grew.
• French Canadians felt they were treated unfairly and their culture was under attack.
• In Quebec, some people rebelled against the English influence.
• Quebec remained a Canadian provinces.
• French culture is a formal part of Canadian society
• Continue to challenge Canadian society.
• Canada has a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy •Where the power of the king or queen is limited by a constitution.• And the citizens can vote on their elected officials in parliament
• Canada also uses a federal system to balance power between the federal government and the provinces and territories governments.
• Canada has a mixed economy
• NAFTA ( North America Free Trade Agreement): An agreement made in 1994 between Canada, the United States and Mexico. • Eliminated all trade barriers between the countries in an effort to increase profit and trade.• Resulted in one BILLION dollars of goods trade between the Canadian-Us border EVERY day!
• Directions:• Choose your event and write what it is in the
CIRCLE on the top of the historical marker.• Next, write a short description of the event.• Then, write a brief opinion statement on why
you think that this event is important to Canada’s history.
• At the bottom, write the place where your marker will be located (province, territory, city, physical feature, etc).
• Draw an illustration that symbolizes your event.
• Color your historical marker. Please do not leave any white space!