Between 1790 and 1845, immigrants came to Canada from Britain Fewer jobs in Britain Irish immigrants: came for property or because the British wanted them out

Some assistance from the British government to settle in Canada Some came to work as tenants on land owned by large landowners Some land companies brought settlers over from Britain for a fee, while some had nothing to do with it, but sold land once they arrived.

Some believed they should be given land of their own to farm and become independent  avoid inequalities Others believed they shouldn’t be given land because they were needed to serve as labourers for the wealthy and to grow the economy of the colony.

Step 1 Assign a topic to each student at your pod: Towns and Cities – Upper Class Divisions Religion and Voluntary Societies – Social Welfare Education Movement of Aboriginal Peoples

Step 2 Read up on your topic at least twice and become familiar with it. Towns and Cities – Upper Class Divisions (p ) Religion and Voluntary Societies – Social Welfare (p ) Education (p238) Movement of Aboriginal Peoples (p239)

Step 3 Get together with your “expert groups”. There are the other students that were assigned the same topic.

Step 4 In your expert groups, discuss the main points of your topic. Take notes as you will be presenting your topic to your peers.

Step 5 Return to your pods and present your topic to the group. Others should ask questions for clarification!

Step 6 Discuss as a class!