Key Terms
Reasons why people chose to leave their place of origin are called ______ _______.
Push Factors
These people immigrated to Newfoundland very little after the 1830s.
Irish
The person responsible for the building of The Basilica of St. John the Baptist.
Michael Anthony Fleming
What is the Inuit language called?
Inuktitut
A __________ refers to the way a person or group lives.
Lifestyle
This refers to the way a person or group lives.
Lifestyle
The Scottish formed __ companies between 1794 and 1835.
37
With a rapidly growing population ______________ ____________ were increasingly excluded, which became an important issue in the late twentieth century.
Indigenous groups
The ___________ people converted to Roman Catholicism and adopted some of the ways of the European settlers.
Mi'kmaq
Moving from one place to another within the same country is known as ___________ _____________
Internal Migration
French settlers were heavily involved in ___________ and the fishery.
Farming
Why did the English make over two hundred settlements in Newfoundland?
The English made over two hundred settlements in Newfoundland because of seal hunting, and the herring, lobster and salmon fisheries led English people to stay.
The first Chinese immigrant in Newfoundland, Choy Fong, came here in 1894 and opened a ____________.
Laundromat
Mi’kmaq people called Newfoundland ___________.
Ktaqmkuk
What was different about immigration to Newfoundland for Chinese people before 1950? Do you think this is fair? Explain.
Immigration was different for Chinese immigrants before 1950 because they had to pay a tax of $300 to be allowed into the province.
What are push and pull factors? Give an example of each.
Push factors are reasons why people chose to leave their place of origin, for example if they are experiencing discrimination in their country. Pull factors are reasons why people choose to move to a particular destination, for example they may have a new job in that location.
What was happening in Ireland that caused so many Irish immigrants to come to North America in the early 1800’s?
In Ireland in the early 1800’s there was a religious war between the protestant and the roman catholic religions, and many people were facing religious discrimination. There was also the Irish potato famine and people were starving.
What other groups of immigrants came to Newfoundland and Labrador?
Some other groups that came to Newfoundland and Labrador were Chinese, Lebanese, and Jewish immigrants.
_____________ ___________ is when there are more births than deaths and population rises.
Natural increase
_____________ is the name of homes built by the Beothuk.
Mamateek
Explain the difference between immigration and emigration.
Immigration is choosing to move into a new country, whereas emigration is the choice to leave your country of origin and move to another country.
Over ___ English settlements had been established in Newfoundland by 1830.
200
Who was Michael Anthony Fleming? What did he do that was important?
Michael Anthony Fleming was a Roman Catholic bishop who had the idea to build the Basilica of St. John the Baptist in St. John’s Newfoundland in the 1800’s.
What caused the Beothuk to become extinct?
Diseases, Small population, Europeans were hunting competition, Guns and weapons, Land taken away
What was the difference between the Mi’kmaq people’s relationship with the European settlers and the Beothuk people’s relationship with the European settlers?
The relationship between the Beothuk and the Europeans was much more aggressive than the relationship between the Mi'kmaq and the Europeans because the Beothuk were more afraid of the Europeans, and fought against them, whereas the Mi’kmaq people were more willing to work with them and adapt to their culture.