Canada 8-3: Plains and British Columbia
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 trade goods | European settlers who came to the Canadian Plains brought ________ and diseases to the indigenous peoples. |
| diseases | European settlers who came to the Canadian Plains brought trade goods and ___________ to the indigenous peoples. |
| buffalo herds | The indigenous peoples of the plains suffered greatly when European settlers killed off ___________________. |
| wheat farmers | Most Europeans immigrants in Saskatchewan became _____________. |
| customs | Each of the first groups to come to British Columbia had a complex society and its own _____________________. |
| gold | The lives of the indigenous peoples in British Columbia were not changed as much by trade with Europeans as by the discovery of ________. |
| customs | By the late 1800s, Canadian laws banned indigenous peoples' ________, religions, and languages. |
| religions | By the late 1800s, Canadian laws banned indigenous peoples' customs, _______, and languages. |
| languages | By the late 1800s, Canadian laws banned indigenous peoples' customs, religions, and __________________. |
| railroad | In 1881, Canadians began to work on a ____________ that would link Montreal and Vancouver. |
| Pacific Rim | Many people who live in British Columbia today feel that their future lies with the _________ countries, not with the rest of Canada. |
| Asia | Forty percent of British Columbia's trade is with countries in _____. |
| immunity | natural resistance to diseases |
| totem pole | a tall, carved, wooden pole that contains symbols of a group, a clan, or a family of indigenous peoples |
| boomtown | a town that grows very quickly to serve the needs of miners |
| Saskatchewan | the province in which one quarter of Canada's farmland is located |
| wheat | Saskatchewan is called "Canada's Breadbasket" because so much _____ is grown there. |
| farm | European explorers first came to British Columbia to |
| gold | In 1858, ___ was discovered on Vancouver Island. |
| unite | The goal in building a railroad from Montreal to Vancouver was to _______ Canada. |
| Pacific Rim | British Columbia's trade, diverse people, and physical geography link the province with ______ countries. |
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