Western Stettlement in Canadian Prairies

Prior to the 1880s, who lived in Canada West?

• Europeans

• Americans

• First Nations

• Inuit

What part of Canada is considered Canada West?

• B.C.

• The North West Territories and Yukon

• Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba

• everything west of Ontario

In 1869 the Hudson Bay Company gave Rupert's Land to

• Britain

• the NorthWest fur trading company

• America

• the Canadian government

What province was once known as the postage stamp province because it was a tiny little square.

• Ontario

• Manitoba

• Saskatchewan

• Alberta

Who was the Metis leader?

• John A. MacDonald

• Justin Trudeau

• Louis Riel

• Chief Big Bear

What caused the population of western Canada to grow?

• people banished from other lands moved there

• an invitation from the First Nations people encouraging people to come

• the creation of the railway giving people a way to travel there

• all the Loyalists moved there

How did immigrants hear about coming to Canada?

• radio advertisments

• tv commercials

• posters

• postcards and brochures

What kid of people were attracted to move to Canada?

• British noblemen wanting more land

• plantation farmers needing more room

• city dwellers tired of big crowds in urban areas

• minority groups fearing persecution

Who are the Mennonites?

• British Loyalists who left the United States during the American Revolution

• people who escaped from Nazi Germany

• a group originating in the Netherlands who believe in peace

• the citizens of New France

What group of immigrants were placed in internment camps after World War 1?

• Mennonites

• Ukranians

• Japanese

• Chinese