First Nations in Canada Part 3 Ridley College

What is a ward?

• a warrior who fought for the French but lost

• a spiritual healer

• someone of someones who are in the care of the government or state.

• a caretaker who helps build the bridge between first nations and Canadians

The Indian Department had one primary goal for the British administration to maintain...

• to maintain peace between the British soldiers and traders and the First Nations

• to maintain peace between the British soldiers and French people

• To maintain peace between the French people and the First Nations

• None of these are correct.

Sir William Johnson's direction, the Indian Department acted as an intermediary between

• the military and French people

• the First Nations and other First Nations leaders

• the People of Canada and First Nations leader

• the military and First Nations leaders

In what year did Britain recognize the Independence of America (thirteen Colonies)?

• 1777

• 1783

• 1779

• 1792

"His Majesty's Loyal Allies" from the Iroquois Confederacy were now refugees in Montreal and were asking for compensation for their efforts on the Crown's behalf.

Compensation means

• Money

• land

• aid

• all of these could be forms of compensations.

What is a land surrender?

• The land which you lose during a way.

• Something that can only be given when a Settles marry's a First Nation person.

• Where one person or party gives up ownership of the land to another person or party.

In the last decades of the ______, British military leaders and the Indian Department still placed great value on their strong military alliances with First Nations.

• 17th Century

• 18th Century

• 19th Century

• 20th Century

The British feared future conflict with the new _______ state to the south and saw the numerous First Nations warriors as essential to their colony's defence

• Spanish

• Louisiana

• American

• French

The Indian Department was also responsible for organizing yearly __________ with First Nations Leaders

• Conferences

• parties

• wars

• trips

During the _____, First Nations fought alongside the British and Canadian colonists against the American invasion of what is now southern Ontario.

• American Civil war of 1862

• War of 1812

• Canadian Independence war of 1866

• Seven Years War 1763