The document contains questions about key topics in Canadian history, including the importance of the Grand Banks fishery, the fur trade between French colonists and Indigenous groups, the timber industry's exploitation of North American forests, and the economic impacts of wheat farming in British North America. It asks about staple economies, alliances, trade relationships and their influence on the development of Canada.

1. Chapter 8

2. Questions Why was the Grand Banks of NFLD an important investment for Europeans? What is “wet” fishing? What is “dry” fishing? Why were the English the first to set up settlements in Newfoundland? What did the cod fishery bring to the development to North America?

3. Staple : Fur What trade (staple) became the basis of a commercial colony in New France? Why was the fur trade harder than the fishing industry? Explain? Who established the beginning of global industry? –(omit)

4. Continued Why did the Wendat tribe acknowledge the importance of an alliance with the French? How did this alliance affect the region? Why were the English at a disadvantage to the French in regards to the fur trade?

5. What was a great significant discovery for the English? What was one of the first corporate takeovers in Canadian history? What two companies were involved? How did the fur trade lay the foundations of nationhood? How was the Aboriginal People’s sense of identity affected by colonial expansion? Explain?

6. Timber Who initially wanted to exploit our timber industry? When did they start to exploit timber? Why was it important for them to look for a timber industry in North America? (couple of reasons). Explain the impact that timber had on the development of North America.

7. What is preferential trade status? Give the definition and an example in the book.

8. Wheat After reading the section on “Wheat” give an example of Hinterland and homeland. Define Tariffs. Explain the economic boom “wheat” gave to British North America. What impact did wheat have on the British North America?

9. Staples We covered four (4) staples that played an important role in the development of Canada.

10. Activity Take the four staples we talked about in class and relate them to Harold Innis’s “Staple Thesis” Fish Fur Timber Wheat

11. Repealing Preferential Trade Status Why was the preferential trade status repealed? What kind of impact did this have on Canadian farmers.

12. Reciprocity Treaty What was the Reciprocity Treaty? Did this treaty benefit Canada? Why/why not? When did the Americans cancel the Reciprocity Treaty?