The Journals of Hania and Patrick
Why did Patrick's family decide to move to Upper Canada?
For more opportunities and a better life.
Why did the Black newcomers decide to flee the US and come to Canada?
To escape slavery and for freedom.
What preserved food did Wise Bear and the Indigenous people teach Mary-Ellen and the settlers to make?
Pemmican
If you were a settler, what are 4 of the most important things you need to look for?
water, shelter, food, clothing
Retell what happened in Hania's Journal.
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Why did Black newcomers settle in Queen's Bush?
They did not have money to buy land. Queen's Bush was the wilderness, so they decided to settle and farm there.
What happened that caused Penelope to begin to think of the Indigenous people in a more positive way?
Small Turtle saved from a snake.
flat land with many natural resources, such as trees and near water. The land should have moist soil (loam) that crops can easily grow.
Name 3 challenges Hania and other Indigenous peoples faced when settlers moved to Upper Canada.
- New sicknesses they had never experienced
- Communication (not speaking the same language)
- Different ideas about how to use the land (Indigenous peoples believed everyone should share the land and settler believed they owned the land)
What was the name of the secret routes used by Black people to flee the United States?
Underground Railroad
Describe the differences in the relationship between Mary-Ellen's community and Penelope's community and the Indigenous people.
Mary-Ellen's community had a positive relationship with the Indigenous people. They helped her community by showing them where to set up a settlement, taking care of her sick brother, and teaching them how to hunt and make food.
Penelope's community did not have a good relationship with the Indigenous people. Her father did not have a good perspective of them and did not allow her to communicate with them because they have different beliefs.
Why were rivers so important to the settlers?
It was a way for them to transport and trade goods and resources with other settler communities.
Name 4 challenges that Patrick faced on his journey to Upper Canada.
- sickness
- lack of space
- bacteria in drinking water
- little food to eat
Some of the white settlers already in Queen's Bush helped the Black newcomers settle in Queen's Bush.
Name 3 ways they helped.
- They lent Black settlers tools
- They gave them seeds
- They hired Black settlers to help with harvesting crops
- They shared crops such as potatoes and beans
Name 4 ways the Indigenous people helped the settlers.
- Showed them where to hunt for food and catch fish
- Showed them how to make pemmican
- Showed them how to make clothing from animal hides
- Taught them which plants can be eaten or used for medicine
- Showed them the trails they had made across the land
- Showed them how to make snowshoes and birchbark canoes
- Showed them how to plant beans, corn and squash toegether
If you were to build a farm in Upper Canada, what would you make sure to build it near? Why?
Lakes and rivers, trees and other natural resources. These are important for trade, transportation and survival.
Predict 5 possible challenges Patrick and his family might face after arriving to Upper Canada.
- Communication/language (with the Indigenous people)
- Finding food and natural resources
- Sickness
- Finding good land to build their community
- Loneliness
- Farming and growing crops
There were some white settlers that were not so accepting of the Black settlers. Why might there have been conflicts between the newcomers and the settlers already in Upper Canada?
- Some white settlers did not want their children to go to school with black settler children.
- Black people who worked in logging camps were not paid the same as the white people.
Name 5 challenges that Mary-Ellen and Penelope faced in Upper Canada.
- Not being able to speak the same language as the Indigenous people
- Finding food and other natural resources
- Loneliness
- Sickness (Mary-Ellen's brother)
- Building good relationships with the Indigenous peoples
- Growing crops and making food (pemmican)
- Finding good land with many natural resources to build their settlement
Pick 2 people from your team to go to your teacher.
Your teacher will secretly tell them 1 way the Indigenous people helped the settlers.
Your 2 teammates will act it out (NO WORDS)
The rest of your team has to guess correctly. (Only 3 guesses)
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