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WorksheetsVancouver 4 kidz- History of Vancouver (photos by: 117Avenue)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The first people to reside in the area known today as Vancouver about 6000- 8000 years ago were
The British
The Musqueam
The Coast Salish
The French
British Columbia's first nations are:
Algonquins, Chapleau Cree, Ojibway, Sagamok Anishnawbek, Neskantaga, North Caribou Lake, Pikangikum, Chippewas, Hiawatha, Mississauga, Mohawk
Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil Waututh, Burrard, Tsleil-Waututh, Lillooet, Coquitlam, Katzie, Tsawwassen, Semiahmoo
Algonquin, Anishinaabe, Kitcisakik, Timiskaming, Atikamekw, Cree, Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Innu, Mohawk
Athabasca Chipewyan, Bigstone Cree Nation, Duncan's, Kapawe'no , Mikisew Cree, Tallcree, Ermineskin Cree,Tsuu T'ina, O'Chiese, Dene Tha'
The city of Vancouver was called after:
Mount Vancouver
The Vancouver Inlet
Captain George Vancouver
Vancouver FC
Captain Vancouver was not the first explorer to discover the area. "C̓əsnaʔəm" village (that is also called "The city before the city") was established in the area by this nation:
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Tsleil-Waututh
Masqueam
Squamish
Coquitlam
Two other explorers that arrived the area were:
José María Narváez and James Cook
Antonio de Abreu and William Adams
Diego de Almagro and Joseph Banks
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and Gertrude Bell
When _____ was discovered in the West Coast of North America, diggers came to the area, and a city started to develop:
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Copper
Silver
Bronze
Gold
The district also had posts of the ______ trade:
Beaver
Mink
Fox
Fur
Gastown, the original settlement of Vancouver, was called after:
Gas they have found in the Vancouver area
"Gassy", a barkeeper who opened the first saloon
The first street lamp, which was operated by gas
The first "Husky" gas station
The town that later became Vancouver was called:
Photo by Zerosey https://www.goodfreephotos.com
Granville
Point Grey
Shaughnessy
Strathcona
The city was connected to ______ in 1887:
Telegraph
Water
Telephone
Electricity
Vancouver's biggest and most famous park is called:
Robson Park
Stanley Park
Boundary park
Queen Elizabeth Park
At the beginning of the 20'th century, immigrants came to Vancouver mainly from:
Russia. Poland, China
France, Denmark, Japan
Italy, Russia, iRELAND
China, India, Japan
Unfortunately most immigrant experience difficulties. Sometimes even racism. Race riots broke in Vancouver in:
1904
2003
1907
1948
The opening of this marine canal helped Vancouver become a leading port in the East Coast of North America:
Suez
Panama
Beijing- Hangzhou Grand Canal
Volga-Don Canal
Canada still has a special connection with Britain and is a Commonwealth Nation of it. Therefore Vancouver hosted in 1954 the ______________
Olympics
World cup
The British Empire games
The Winter Olympics
This organization, which goal is "To ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity", was founded in Vancouver in 1967:
Greenpeace
Friends Of Nature
Change org
World Wildlife Fund
The year 1986 marks the 100'th birthday of Vancouver, celebrated through this event:
The World Cup
The Olympic Games
World Expo
Copa America
This transportation mean was launched in the same year (1986):
Metro
Trans Pacific Train
Subway
SkyTrain
In 2010 Vancouver hosted the:
Olympic games
The World Cup
The Winter Olympics
The British Empire Games
By 2020, Vancouver intends to be:
The richest city
The greenest city
The most expensive city
The most affordable city
