Immigration Past and Present

A (a)   source is a document, artifact, photograph or other text that is created by someone who was present at the time an event happened.

In (a)   the Chinese Head Tax was created after the completion of the CPR railroad.

What was the Chinese Head Tax?

How much was the Chinese Head Tax originally?

• $100

• $50

• $500

• $10

What were the pull factors that brought Chinese immigrants to Canada in the late 19th and early 20th Century?

Which of the following was a push factor that caused Chinese migrants to leave their country?

• Discrimination

• Pollution

• Loss of forests

• War

What are some examples of the ways that Chinese people in Canada were discriminated against? (List at least 3 examples)

Explain the Continuous Passage Order.

What was NOT a pull factor that brought Indian immigrants to Canada in the early 1900s?

• Family living in Canada

• Higher wages

• Better climate

• Both countries were part of the British Empire

Why did Gurdit Singh charter the Komagata Maru and sail to Vancouver?

• He wanted an adventure

• He was hoping to start a war with Canada

• He hadn't heard of the Continuous Passage Order.

• He wanted to challenge the discriminatory law made in Canada.