A) A competition where many different companies try to sell the same product for less.

B) A situation where only one company is legally allowed to sell a product in an area.

C) A law that requires all citizens to work for the government for at least five years.

D) A strategy used by explorers to find the fastest water route to the Pacific Ocean.

A) The process of moving from a crowded city to a farm in a brand new country.

B) The act of trading raw materials like wood and fish for expensive finished goods.

C) The religious freedom granted to people who moved to the British 13 Colonies.

D) The supreme power and authority of a country to govern itself or another territory.

A) A British company that was given a monopoly on the fur trade around Hudson Bay.

• B) A group of French explorers who traveled inland to live with the First Nations.

C) A military organization responsible for building the fortress of Halifax in 1749.

D) A collection of fishing fleets that harvested cod off the coast of Newfoundland.

• A) The small area of land in the 13 Colonies used for growing tobacco and corn.

• B) The French territory along the St. Lawrence River where the fur trade began.

• C) A massive territory in the interior of northern Canada claimed by the British.

D) The specific island on the West Coast where Captain Vancouver met the Siksika.

A) A secret land trail used by the Cree to bring furs to the coast of Hudson Bay.

B) A trade agreement that allowed the British to buy sea otter pelts from China.

C) A famous path through the Rocky Mountains discovered by the explorer Henry Kelsey.

D) A non-existent water route through the Arctic that explorers hoped led to Asia.

A) The actual gold nuggets found by the British in the rivers of British Columbia.

B) A nickname for sea otter pelts because they were so valuable in Asian markets.

C) A term for the yellow corn that was exported from the 13 Colonies to Britain.

• D) The high-quality wheat grown by the French farmers in the St. Lawrence Valley.