Unit 5: Canada moves west study guide

Question	Answer
Entrepreneur	One who carries out an enterprise
Imperialism	The domination of one country by another, politically, culturally, or economically.
Enterprise	A project or undertaking, typically one that is difficult or requires effort
Economic imperialists	Economic domination
Capitalist	A person with capital, or money, to invest
Made beaver	A unit of value equivalent to The value of the one beaver skin used in the early days of the Canadian fur trade
League	An old measure of distance, around 5km
Pemmican	A paste made by North American Indians: a paste of dried and pounded meat, mixed with melted fat and other stuff
Cannots de Nord	A term meaning French Canadian
York boat	A type of inland boat used by the hudsons bay company to carry furs and other trade goods
King Charles ii	Monarch of he 3 kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland
Prince Rupert	A port city in British Columbia, located in kaien island
Henry Kelsey	"The boy Kelsey" An English fur trader Explorer Sailor Played an important role in establishing the hudsons bay company
Samuel Hearn	English explorer Fur trader Author Naturalist First European to make an overland excursion across Northern Canada to the Arctic Ocean
Why was the founding of Canada unique to the world?	It was the only country in the world to be founded on the whims of the fashion industry
Hy were beaver hats such a prized male possession?	They were a symbol of social superiority

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