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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what was the main food, clothing, and tool source that the prairie indians used? | buffalo |
| what happened to the prarie indians when explorers started to make settlements? | they where forced onto reserves |
| who killed the buffalo for sport and for their hides? | Euorpean desendents |
| how long did it take for the settlers to kill of the buffalo? | about 4 years |
| what was the big event in 1858 that made the population of british columbia rise? | the klondike gold rush |
| when did british columbia officially join canada? | 1876 |
| who was the famous explorer that sailed to vancouver island? | james cook |
| where did the men stay while mining? | bomtowns |
| who rediscovered newfoundland and labrador after the vikings left their colony in vinland? | john cabot |
| who was exiled from the eastern part of canada when the british thought they where spies? | acadias |
| who was the viking that discovered newfoundland? | helge ingstad |
| in 1888 british columbian ancestory forced the indigenous people of the land onto reserves because? | they where serching for gold |
| what is the name of the bands of light you can often see in the northern hemishere? | northern lights |
| wht was the name of the new territory that was formed from the old northwest terrritories | nunavut |
| when was nunavut carved out of the northwest territories | 1993 |
| about 50 pecent of the people where made up of? | indigenous people |
| canadas federal government is located in? | quebec |
| what is the capital of quebec? | ottawa |
| toronto ws first known as? | york |
| who wanted to break away from the rest of canada | seperatists |