What were Peddler's Packs?

• A. Religious texts
• B. Care packages with cloth, ribbons, pins, needles, handkerchiefs, and stockings given to settlers moving north to Canada
• C. Government land grants
• D. Military supplies

Answer: (B)

Peddler's Packs were care packages sent to settlers moving north to Canada to help them establish a home. They contained practical domestic goods like cloth, ribbons, pins, needles, handkerchiefs, and stockings, providing new arrivals with the means to sew and maintain clothing and household textiles without immediate out-of-pocket costs. This kind of provisioning shows how settlement policies encouraged migration by making the initial transition easier for families, rather than supplying religious materials, granting land, or equipping military forces.