Grade 7 History - Unit A Test Review

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts from the Grade 7 history unit, focusing on significant events, terms, and definitions relating to Canadian history.

History

The study or record of past events.

Past

Everything that happened before now.

Vikings

Explored the east coast of Canada around 1000 C.E.

Jacques Cartier

Claimed land for France in 1534.

Henry Hudson

Found the area now called Hudson Bay in 1611.

Hudson Bay

A large body of water found in northern Canada.

Treaty of Utrecht

A treaty signed in 1713 involving France and Britain.

New France

The French colony created in Canada.

Samuel de Champlain

Established New France in 1608.

Colony

A settlement controlled by another country.

Convert

To change religions.

Habitant

A poor farmer who rented land.

Seigneur

The owner of land plots in New France.

Missionary

Someone who went to other places to spread religion.

Pelt

The fur and skin of an animal.

Fur Trade

Helped shape Canada through trading animal skins.

Voyageurs

Worked for fur companies transporting supplies.

Coureurs de bois

A runner of the woods who traded furs independently.

Indigenous peoples

Played a key role in the fur trade.

Haudenosaunee

Lived in longhouses and farmed the "three sisters."

Inuit Nanangat

The homeland of the Inuit.

Métis

People of First Nations and European heritage.

Scurvy

A disease caused by not enough Vitamin C.

Vitamin C

A nutrient insufficient in scurvy.