Significant Contributions
What is one community that contributed to Canada’s development? Explain how they contributed.
Multiple responses
Describe a push factor that may cause someone to leave their home country.
Multiple answers possible.
What are Canada's official languages?
English and French
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Who are the original inhabitants of Turtle Island? (3 responses needed)
First Nations
Metis
Inuit
In what year did the Indigenous group of Seven form?
1973
Describe a pull factor that may cause someone to leave their home country.
Multiple responses available
What is a fundamental right or freedom all Canadians have?
Multiple Responses
How many provinces and territories are in Canada?
13
3 territories and 10 provinces
What did Indigenous people teach Europeans how to build to travel around Canada?
Canoes
What group of immigrants helped built the Canadian Pacific Railway?
Chinese immigrants
Asylum
What does inclusiveness mean?
*cannot use the word inclusive or including*
The practice of ensuring all individuals are valued and have equal opportunities
What province is the furthest East?
Newfoundland and Labrador
What are the agreements called between the Crown and Indigenous Peoples that often created challenges for First Nations communities?
Treaties
What role did First Nations play in the fur trade?
They were key partners and guides for European fur traders.
Who are people that are forced to leave their own country and seek safety in another country?
Refugees
What group wanted to immigrate to Canada due to discrimination they faced in their home country?
Jewish
What 3 oceans boarder Canada?
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
What is a matrilineal clan system?
The Haudenosaunee family structure based on the mother/ female line. All related females live in the same longhouse.
What group worked primarily as farmers in rural communities when they immigrated to Canada?
Irish Immigrants
In your own words, describe discrimination.
The act of harm someone or a group of people because of their identity, including their race, religion, sexual orientation, and more.
This practice was adopted from the United Kingdom, which promises free and fair elections. The Prime Minister must hold the confidence of the Parliament. What is this process called?
Parliamentary Democracy
Name the 5 Great Lakes
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior
What is the wampum belt made out of?
Wampum is created from the shell of a clam. The beads are cut from the white and purple parts of the shell.