Immigration+Test

Social Studies Immigration Test (copy and paste into word, then save and print when done) /42 marks (Use Horizons, Canada Moves West textbook as a resource)
 * Note: Each Question is worth 2 marks unless otherwise noted

Part A: The Immigrant Experience (p. 23 +) 1. From which countries did early immigrants come from to Canada? 2. What was the nickname of the ships that transported immigrants to Canada? 3. List two facts about the journey via ship to Canada? (what did immigrants risk?) 4. Why did Irish tenant farmers want to come to Canada? 5. In a brief paragraph, describe the horrible conditions on the ship juorney to Canada (4 marks) 6. (p. 26) What evidence is there that early Canada practiced discrimination and racism against its immigrants? 7. Canada accepted its black immigrants. True or False? (Explain) (p 29)

Part B: The Reign of Queen Victoria & Immigrants, Rich and Poor (p. 56 +) 1. What was life like for Canadians during Queen Victoria's reign? 2. Where did this next wave of immigrants come from (2 countries) 3. What jobs did they find work at? 4. In a brief paragraph, describe the impact of immigration on Native Peoples (p. 57-58)

Part C: The Last Best West (p. 258-263) 1. (p. 258) Who was Wilfred Laurier? ( 2 facts) 2. At the end of the depression, what made the Canadian West appealing to immigrants? 3. Who was Clifford Sifton? 4. What were his recruitment tactics? (p. 259) 5. (p. 260) Which peasant immigrant groups were attractive and why? 6. Describe the push-pull factors of immigration during 1896-1914 (p. 261) 7. Who were the Doukhobors, and why did they migrate to Canada? 8. In two-three sentences, describe life on the prairies for early immgrants (p. 263) 9. Briefly describe life for immigrants in the cities (p 264)

Part D: Closing the Door to Immigration (p. 273) 1. For what reasons did the doors to immigration close during the early 1900's?