Native Canadians

Came from Asia 12,000

years ago
Came to Canada across
the Bering Strait (land
bridge)
Came from Siberia, Russia,
Asia

Came to North America

around 30,000 years ago
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
1999Canadas
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 Canadas east
coast in 1497
Cabot claimed an area of land for England & named it
Newfoundland

 British colonized region south of New France (area

colonized by 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 - Catholicism
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?

 1837Canadians
began to rebel
against British
control
1841Upper &
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

Unlike the United States, Canada gained its

independence from England in a peaceful
manner there was no war or
Fighting.

 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 CanadianUs 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 Canadas 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!