Socials 9

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First Nations and Colonization
Week 1 Review

1. What is a potlatch?What ceremony in our culture is it similar to and how is it similar?

2. What were the different First Nations groups across Canada according to the Crossroads
text book? Pg 188- 210

3. What is Colonization? What are the causes of it?

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4. Who were the first explorers to set foot in North America? What was there relationship
like with First Nations?

5. Samuel De Champlain set up alliances with First Nations groups, which groups were
they? What was the end result of this?

6. What were the impacts of the fur trade on First Nations in Canada?

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7. What was the date of confederation? Why was a railway an important part of
confederation?

8. Write a paragraph (5 sentences long) about something you learned this week or any
questions you have.