Immigration to Canada (The History of Immigration to Canada) Student: Joe Student Class: Socials 5 Teacher: Dr. Hoban Date: January 12, 2017
Early Inhabitants Aboriginal People Name - approximate year Name – approx. year
Early Explorers Irish Vikings St. Brendan - ~ 500 AD Irish Monk No physical evidence found Vikings Lief Erickson ~1000 AD Landed in Newfoundland Physical evidence – L’anse aux Meadows Watch Video
Early Explorers (one page each) Cabot Cartier 2 more
Black Canadian History Black History Month – Every February - https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history- month.html The Underground Railway Video click HERE Famous Black Canadians Jackie Robinson Viola Desmond
Chinese in Canada Early Chinese history in Canada Gold Rush There were two big gold rushes in British Columbia. The first gold rush started in 1858 on the Fraser River from Hope to north of Lillooet. The second gold rush began in 1862 in the Cariboo region. After the gold rushes ended around 1870, many Chinese people found employment working as servants, mainly in Victoria. Others worked in the coal mine in Nanaimo, and in the Fraser River salmon canning industry Resource link
Chinese in Canada Early Chinese history in Canada Building the Railway
Chinese in Canada Early Chinese history in Canada Your choice #1
Chinese in Canada Early Chinese history in Canada Your choice #2