Immigration
Why do immigrants want to come to Canada?
-Easier entry vs. other developed countries
-Safe
-Job/education opportunities
True or false. All indigenous groups have the same culture, language, and religion
False
What happened to Quebec once the British took control over Canada?
Let the French-Canadians keep their religion, laws, and culture for the most part
Francophone
French speaker
- Farming
- Hunter/Gathering
What country has the highest immigration rate to Canada currently?
India
Title referring to indigenous peoples tribes
First nations
Why was Canada seen as valuable for the French and British
This group of people has a mix of indigenous and french ancestors
Mètis
Which English company was founded to create the fur trade business.
Hudson Bay
What is the point system?
ystem that judges the acceptability of immigration to Canada
Lands where many Indigenous people live
Reservation
First European group who "discovered" Canada
Vikings
Colonization
Sending settlers to take control over an area (often far away)
Province where the Vikings first landed
Newfoundland
Whats the difference between applying to Canada as a refugee and a immigrant?
Refugees have a easier time immigrating to Canada as they are fleeing their home country from war or persecution
What two theories explain how the Indigenous traveled to Canada?
- Land bridge theory
- Canoe/boat theory
How did the French and British treat the Indigenous people differently? (For the most part)
French wanted to convert and ally with the Indigenous
British want to push Indigenous off the land
Colombian Exchange
Trade of old and new world goods, ideas, and diseases
Viking name for Canada
Vinland
What are 3 of the 6 factors of the point system?
Education
Language ability
Work experience
Age
Employment in Canada
Familial factors
Name all three indigenous groups
- First Nations
- Inuit
- Mètis
Name of Viking explorer that "discovered Canada"
Leif Erickson
- Upper Canada
- Lower Canada
- Upper Canada = Modern-day Ontario
- Lower Canada = Modern-day Quebec
Name of the land-bridge that once connected Asia to North America (Alaska)
Bering Strait land bridge