A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
What is Immigrant.
100
In what year did the conflict between the United States and Britain take place? This event lead to thousands of people immigrating to Canada.
What is 1812.
100
A person evacuated from a place of danger to somewhere safe.
What is Evacuee.
100
Between 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, these conflicts lead Europe to re-draw its borders and caused millions of deaths.
What is WWI and WWII.
100
When was Canada founded? (Month, Date, Year)
What is July 1st, 1867.
200
An extreme food shortage.
What is Famine.
200
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In what year was the Red River Colony founded?
What is 1812.
200
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A person fleeing an oppressive government.
What is Political Refugee.
200
In the mid-1800s, many Black people used this secret network to escape slavery.
What is The Underground Railroad.
200
Who was Canada's first Prime Minister?
What is Sir John A. MacDonald.
300
A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
What is Colonies.
300
In what year did WWII begin?
What is 1939.
300
A group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land
What is Colonizer.
300
People from Scotland came to Canada and settled on the banks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers. What was the original settlement called?
What is The Red River Colony.
300
Name 3 of the 4 original Canadian provinces.
What is Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
400
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Someone who works to end a practice or system, such as slavery.
What is Abolitionist.
400
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In what year did the Great Irish Potato Famine occur?
What is 1845-1851.
400
This uprising against an oppressive government ultimately failed, leading to 40 000 immigrants fleeing to Canada.
What is The Hungarian Revolution.
400
What provinces are located in the Maritimes?
What is Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI.
500
Become part of or adjust to existing within a larger group, especially by taking on the characteristics of the larger group. (Bonus 100: Give an example)
What is Assimilate.
500
In what year did hundreds of thousands of Americans come looking for gold in the Yukon mountains?
What is 1897.
500
A worker who moves from place to place to do seasonal work.
What is Migrant.
500
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Since the 1900s, people came to Canada to look for work in these industries. What were they?
What is Manufacturing, Construction, Garment Industry.