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What does immigration mean?
When people arrive in another country to live.
What does Pull Factor mean?
The reasons that pull people to a new home.
When Chinese immigrants came to Canada what was a major job that they first did?
What is one of the theories of how the First Immigrants came to Canada?
There are 2 possible answers
1- Over a land/ice bridge from Russia to Alaska
2- Over the ocean in a sea worthy canoe
What land were the early explorers trying to get to when they discovered Canada by accident?
They were looking to go to Asia/India.
What does emigration mean?
When people leave a country to go live in another.
What does Push Factor mean?
The reasons that push people to leave a country.
What was the main reason Irish immigrants were pushed out of their home to come to Canada?
They were starving. "The Great Potato Famine" forced many of them to move from Ireland.
How long was the war between Britain and France for the new land? Who Won?
What are the Indigenous who live in the Arctic called?
The Inuit.
What is a "Siegneur"?
A landowner who was granted farmland to oversee in New France, Canada.
What was a Pull Factor that brought European settlers to Canada?
Answer could be:
Fur Trade, Resources, better opportunities or jobs, freedom
What is one of the reasons Black Americans immigrated to Canada?
Could be one of two reasons:
1 - With the Loyalists after they lost the American Revolution.
2 - As slaves to escape to Freedom.
What was considered the Fur Trade capital of Northern B.C.?
Fort St. James!
Where did the Loyalists come from?
It was called the Thirteen Colonies and it became the United States of America after the American revolutuion.
Who were the "Fills du Roi"?
"Daughters of the King." They were young women sponsored by the King of France to come to the new world to be brides for the settlers.
What were some Push Factors that made people leave their homes?
Wars, famine, diseases, lack of jobs, lack of freedom, politics, overcrowding
What was the first wave of Japanese immigrants called?
They were called the Issei
Name two of the four things that impacted the First Nations when the Europeans came.
Answers could be
- Trade
- Technology
- Disease
- Land Ownership
Why were Japanese Canadians put into Internment camps?
Who were the "Courier de Bois"?
"Runners of the Woods" They were fur traders who explored the wilderness looking for Indigenous to trade and share resources with.
What was the "Last Best West" slogan used for?
Advertising to attract immigrants who farm to the Canadian Prairies.
How long did the Ukrainians have to live on their land before it was theirs to keep?
For at least 6 months for 3 years in a row.
Name one of the major events that brought settlers specifically to what would be British Columbia.
Answers could be:
- Fur Trade
- Gold Rush
- The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
Who were the "Padroni"s?
They were labour agents. They convinced many Italian men to immigrant to Canada by lying to them about the opportunities there.