Culture
Why was Africville named Africville?
It was called that because African settlers and slaves were forced to live there.
What was the escape route from the USA to Canada called?
The Underground Railroad.
What is Viola Desmond most well known for?
Standing up against segregation. She was kicked out of a theatre because she was black.
How were salves treated? Please give an example.
Very badly, they were beaten, sexually abused, mentally abused, chained, etc.
Where did the majority of early White Settlers come from? (Hint: there are two answers).
From Britian and France.
How many years did Africville stay a community before the city of Halifax tore it down?
About 100 years.
What was the trade called for slaves?
The Atlantic Slave Trade
Who was the first Black hockey player in the NHL?
Willie O'Ree
What unhealthy buildings did they build in Africville?
A prison, a garbage dump, a train rail and an infectious disease hospital.
What was the place called in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where Black settlers had to live?
Africville.
What jobs did Africans and salves usually have?
Farm work, cooking, cleaning, mining, taking care of children, or any other household duties or jobs white people did not want.
How did people get slaves?
Sail to Africa, and raid villages or towns, forcibly chain and capture people and put them on boats back to Eruope/Canada/America.
What was Georgina Wetsel well known for?
Taking over her husbands ice business and becoming one of the wealthiest people in the world.
What kind of land where Black Loyalists or Black people given to live on?
Land with a lot of trees or rocks that was hard to farm or build homes on.
What is the place in Saint John, New Brunswick, that Black settlers had to live?
Willow Grove.
What dessert was well know in Africville that had blueberries in it?
Blueberry Duff.
Approximately, how many slaves were traded in the Atlantic Slave Trade?
About 12 million slaves.
Who was the first recorded Black person in Canada?
Mathiew De Costa
What did people do in the Saint John winter-carnival parade in 1889 that made Georgina Whetzel write a letter in the paper?
People were doing black face and making fun of her business.
Where did Georgina Whetzel harvest her ice from?
Lily Lake in Saint John.
What does the word culture mean?
The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group. Things like music, food, forms of art, etc.
Enslaved peoples were offered freedom and land if they escaped slavery in America and joined the British army. What where these people called?
Black Loyalists
This person became a world famous professional wrestler and has a famous son. What is his name?
Rocky Johnson (Wade Douglas Bowles).
What is it called when someone makes assumptions about others based on things like their appearance, age, gender, or where they're from?
A stereotype.
What is the place CLOSE to Saint John, NB, that Black settlers were forced to live?
Grand Bay - Westfield.