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If you have any questions about this assignment please send a message via e-mail. Answer all questions in complete sentences and include part of the question in each of your answers. Refer to your textbook Brune, Nick et al "Defining Canada: History, Identity and Culture", McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Toronto, 2003 ISBN:0-07-091383.

Unit # 6    Topic: Acadia, The Fall of New France and Canada After the Conquest

 

Video
Make jot notes on the video shown in class called "Expulsion : the story of Acadia" CBC Radio-Canada Morningstar Entertainment, 2004. You may also sign out this video from the Brampton Library.

Video - Communication ____/10 marks

Textbook work - Thinking ____/40 marks

Acadia
1. (page 138) Where did the original Acadians settle?

2. (page 138) What happened to the Acadian colony prior to 1713?

3. (page 138) Who did the Acadians form alliances with? Explain.

4. (page 140) Was Acadia a marginal colony to France? Explain.

(page 143)
5. Outline the results of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.

6. Summarize the choice the British gave the Acadians.

7. (page 146) Describe the impact on the Mi'kmaq caused by over hunting.

8. (page 147) How did the English justify that the Aboriginal peoples had no rights and need not be compensated for their land that was stolen?

9. (page 151) Why did the French build dikes and aboiteaux? Explain.

10. (page 154) Describe the role of the Catholic Church for the Acadians and Mi'kmaq.

11. (page 154-155) Why could many Acadians not take the oath of allegiance to the English King? Explain.

The Expulsion of the Acadians
Read pages 155-158.

12. Outline Charles Lawrence's plan to exile the Acadians.

13. List the human rights off the Acadians that were abused.

14. When did Joshua Winslow begin the deportation?

15. How many Acadians were exiled?

16. Describe the impact on the Acadians that were exiled.

17. In your opinion, was this exile fair? Explain.

18. (page 158) Where would you find Acadians today? Why?

19. (page 159) What happened to the Mi'kmaq people after the Acadians were exiled.

The Fall of New France
20. (page 165) Did the Aboriginal peoples trust the English? Provide proof for your answer.

21. (page 166) Imagine that you are an Aboriginal. Summarize the differences between your treatment by the French and the British.

22. (page 171-175) Read about the conquest. How did the Seven Years War affect daily life in New France? Explain.

23. Speculate the outcome of the Plains of Abraham battle if Vaudreuil had been in charge instead of Montcalm. Explain.

24. (page 178-180) Why is Pontiac significant to Canada's history? Explain with proof.

25. (page 18-181) Summarize the purpose and content of the Royal Proclamation.

26. (page 186) Outline the four drawbacks Aboriginal peoples faced as new settlers arrived and as treaties were signed.

27. (page 197) Who was Joseph Brant?

28. Outline Joseph Brant's concerns.

29. Why did Joseph Brant feel betrayed? Explain.

The United Empire Loyalists
30. (page 198) Explain how the United Empire Loyalists became refugees in Canada.

31. (page 201) Slavery was alive and well in the Thirteen Colonies (future United States). Describe the conditions for black people in Nova Scotia who escaped from the Thirteen Colonies.

32. (page 201) Describe the circumstances surrounding the founding of Freetown in Sierre Leone, Africa.

33. (page 202) What did the Constitutional Act of 1791 establish?

34. (page 202) Describe the involvement of the Aboriginal Peoples during the passage of the Constitutional Act of 1791.

35.. (page 202) Which parts of their society did the French keep according to the Constitutional Act of 1791?

36. (page 202) a) John Graves Simcoe was appointed the first governor of _____________ _______________?

37. Name the province that covers this area today.

Aboriginal Loss of Land
38. (page 203) Consider the relationships between the Aboriginal Peoples and the British. Outline the British shortcomings of language, translators and land agreements.

39. (page 203) What happened to much of the land originally owned by the Aboriginal Peoples? Explain.

40. (page 203) If you were an aboriginal during this time period, what would you do about the language barriers, translators and land agreements that were not recorded or lost.? What should be done about this situation today? Explain.