5.2 Histories and Stories of Ways in Life in Canada

An example of a pull factor that brought people to Canada was...

• Cheap land that was good for farming.

• The potato famine in Ireland.

• War in Europe.

• Food shortages in Europe.

The Chinese Head Tax went as high as...

• $10 per immigrant

• $100 per immigrant

• $500 per immigrant

• $50 per immigrant

Who were the Coureurs Des Bois?

• Licensed French fur traders.

• Unlicensed French fur traders.

• Licensed British fur traders

• Unlicensed British fur traders.

When a European and a Indigenous member have a child, the child is...

• Metis

• Indigenous

• Aboriginal

• First Nations

The Komagata Maru was an example of discrimination against which race?

• Indian immigrants

• Chinese immigrants

• Irish immigrants

• Japanese immigrants

Which was not a popular job in New France?

• Carpenter

• Soldier

• Manufacture

• Miller

What is the Chinese Head Tax

• A tax put in place by the Canadian government that all Chinese immigrants had to pay to enter Canada.

• A tax put in place by the Canadian government to help pay for the railroad

• A tax that all immigrants had to pay to enter Canada.

United Empire Loyalist were

• British people who stayed loyal to British Empire and King George III

• British people who fought against the British Empire and King George III

• Americans who stayed loyal to America

Who were the Northwest Mounted Police?

• Police in the United States that helped capture escaping slaves.

• Police in Canada that helped keep peace in the west of Canada and prevent illegal activities.

• Police of New France that helped capture illegal fur traders

What is a potlatch ceremony? Why are they important to the indigenous people of the Northwest Coast?