1. Displacement Experiences
History Grade 7

2. What is displacement? ?

3. immigrant refugee displaced person
What is displacement?
immigrant refugee displaced person
a person who flees in search of refuge because of: war, political oppression, or religious persecution
people who move into another country or region to which they are not native
a person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another
a person forced to flee from home (may remain in their own country) or country
driven from one's homeland by war or internal upheaval
removed from his or her native country as a refugee, prisoner or a slave laborer
a forced migrant
a person forced from his home or country, especially by war or revolution
a "refugee" or victim of war
a person driven or expelled from his or her homeland by war, famine, tyranny
a migrant who fled because of economic hardship
a person displaced due to natural or man-made disasters
a person displaced due to environmental factors

4. Displacement New France and British North America, 1713 - 1800
Acadian
Loyalists
First Nations
African Slaves
Métis
Indentured Workers
Black Loyalists

5. Acadian
The original French settlers in New Brunswick & Nova Scotia were deported when British officials could not force them to swear allegiance to Britain.

6. Loyalists
These settlers left America when independence was declared in order to remain under British rule. They moved to British North America and settled in Nova Scotia and Quebec.

7. First Nations
These are the nomadic inhabitants of Canada who were forced from their traditional homelands by early settlers from Britain and France.

8. African Slaves
Early British and French settlers brought in slaves from Africa. American slaves escaped to Canada along the ‘underground railroad’.

9. Metis
The Metis are the product of marriages between First Nations women and French or British fur traders. What is the displacement issue connected to the Metis?

10. Indentured Workers
These people were too poor to pay their passage overseas and were given work, food, and a place to stay if they signed a contract.

11. Black Loyalists
Black Loyalists were those settlers who were loyal to Britain and left America to remain British.

12. Present Day Displacement
Refugees
Aboriginal Peoples: First Nations & Inuit
Immigrants

13. Refugees
Refugees are those who leave their home country to escape persecution or danger. American slaves and British loyalists are early Canadian refugees. Today people from countries experiencing a variety of dangerous situations continue to apply to Canada for refugee status.

14. Refugees

15. Inuit & First Nations Displacement
Recent events,claims and treaties in Canada reflect the changing experiences of the Aboriginal peoples.

16. Immigrants
Immigrants are those who choose to move from one country into another to resettle. In Canada this began with the first British and French settlers and continues today.

17. THEN & NOW Consider and Compare Displacement Experiences
Aspects of the lives of the displaced including social values
What challenges were faced
How challenges were dealt with
Perspective of this and another participating group

18. Mapping
Create a map to show the important component locations of both displacement experiences
Show the movement accurately