The Great Famine & The Journey
Driven by the potato famine, up to 100,000 Irish refugees arrived in Canada in this single year
1847
Culture- celebrated on March 17
St. Patrick's day
where did the quote come from?
Immigrants letter
This was a quarantine station and now is a historic monument
What is Grosse Île
Built-_____,______, and_______
Canals, Railways, and cities
what does this tell me
he's getting fed, has work, has a house, and arrived safely
nickname of the boat that was very unsanitary the took and transported many lives
Coffin ships
First Canadian prime minister
John A. Macdonald
Identify a possible bias:
:“I am happy to inform you that we arrived here safely... I am getting 3 shillings a day and my diet [food]... This is a good country for a man that is able to work... Any man that is able to work can live well here, but a man that is not able to work had better stay at home. Tell my brother if he can come out here, he will do well.” -immagrants letter
Only shows 1 side
only telling the pros