Grade 7 Social Studies
Chapter 5- “Life in British North America”
Part One: Facts and Figures p. 77-81
1. A territory made up of the home country is called a .
2. All important decisions made in BNA were made by the government of .
3. The document that gave the First Nations people their land rights was known as the
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4. A British Fur Trading company that controlled most of BNA was the . . .
5. The territory of Newfoundland and the Labrador boundary was undefined until it was decided by the . .in the year .
6. Fishers from France had the right to fish off the west coast of Newfoundland. This was know as the . .
7. The Province of Canada was made up of Canada East who were mainly .and Canada West who were mainly .
8. In the colonies, the Europeans had the highest number of settlers, they were said to be the .
9. The First Nations and Inuit had the lowest number of settlers, they were said to be in the .
10. People who live in highly populated areas such as cities or towns were in .areas while those living in sparsely populated areas were in .areas.
11. When the government counts the number of people living in an area, this is known as taking a .
Fill in the following chart with at least three pieces of information on the economy of each area
Area in British North America / Three facts about the economyProvince of Canada / 1.
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Newfoundland / 1.
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New Brunswick / 1.
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Nova Scotia / 1.
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Prince Edward Island / 1.
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NWT, Ruperts Land and New Caledonia / 1.
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Part Two: The Peoples of British North America p. 82 – 89
1. Name the four groups that made up the population of BNA.
2. What is an immigrant?
3. What two groups made up the British and the Irish? Which were which?
4. In what way did the Irish face discrimination? Why was this the case?
5. What were the two areas in which the French settled?
6. Who were the habitants? What was their main fear?
7. What was the Grand Derangement? (Name the conflict, who was involved and how it was resolved)
8. What is wampum?
9. “By the mid 1800’s, most people lived with poverty, and many communities faced starvation.” With reference to the Aboriginal peoples, explain this statement.
10. Name three causes of the Aboriginal drop in population.
11. What was the function of the Metis in the fur trade?
12. What two places did the black colonists come from?
13. Even though the black loyalists had a difficult life, they still set up strong communities. Name three ways the blacks built strong lives for themselves.
14. Between 1840 and 1860, over 30 000 blacks came to BNA. Why?
15. Name two ways blacks were discriminated against.
Part Three: Daily Life in British North America p. 90 – 97
1. Study the two visuals on pages 90,91. Discuss each home by telling who would have lived there and what kind of life they would have lead..
2. Name two reasons why transportation was so difficult.
3. What is a tonic? Ask your parents or grandparents if they remember having tonics when they were young(er).
4. What is an epidemic? Ask your parents or grandparents if they remember there being epidemics when they were young(er).
5. Complete a bulleted list of 5 characteristics of health care in BNA.
6. Compare schools in BNA to your school today.
7. Why do you think there is such a difference in the pastimes of the people in BNA and in our society today? Explain with reference to the section p. 96/
Part Four: Writing an Historical Fiction
This assignment requires you to write an historical fiction. You may write a journal(at least 10 entries), a fictional essay or a biography. You can also do a story board of 10 frames, each with a caption and other features of creating visual text. It is also possible to do a powerpoint presentation, at least 12 slides and printed on three sheets (4 slides to a sheet). If you think of any other format you would like to use, let me know and we will discuss it.
The How To… section p. 98 provides good strategies to help you get started.
You will be given some time in class to complete this story but will have to work on it at home. If you want to type out your final copy, it has to be done at home, email it to me or save it on a memory stick and I can print off in school- only if it is saved in MS Word ( not word pad or note pad). Our computers will not print either of these formats.