Grade 7 Social Studies

Chapter 5 Review

Terms to Know

Colony                                                        Work Bees

Royal Proclamation                                      Habitants

HBC – Hudson Bay Company                      Acadia/Acadians

Census                                                        Grand Derangement

Urban                                                          Tuberculosis

Rural                                                           War of 1812

Absentee landowner                                     Epidemic

Immigrants                                                   Publicly funded schools

Elite                                                             Discrimination

Prejudice

Possible Questions

1. Compare your lifestyle today with that of people living in British North America in the 1800's.  Use the following categories to answer the question. (Homes, Transportation, Health Care, Education, and Pastimes).  Two examples for each category.

2. What two important events shaped British North America?  Explain each.

3. Give three reasons why it was harder for Black immigrants in British North America than for white immigrants.

4. Name two ways immigration to British North America affected the Aboriginal Peoples.  Explain each.