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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Laurier's government promoted the Prairies as the "Last Best West" in order to:

Compete with American western expansion and attract immigrants
Establish military bases in the West
Develop mining industries
Create French-speaking settlements

2. Under the homesteading program, immigrants willing to farm could receive:

100 acres for free with no conditions
160 acres for $10 if they built a house and cultivated the land within three years
200 acres for $50 with no time restrictions
Land only if they were from Britain

3. The Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 required Chinese immigrants to:

Pay a head tax of $10 upon arrival
Pay a head tax of $50 upon arrival
Work only in specific industries
Live only in designated areas

4. The main purpose of residential schools was to:

Provide better education for Aboriginal children
Force Aboriginal children to abandon their identity and traditions
Teach Aboriginal languages and culture
Train Aboriginal children for traditional jobs

True/False Questions

5. Entry into Canada was easy if you were reasonably healthy and had funds to establish yourself.

True
False

6. R.B. Bennett declared in 1907 that "British Columbia must remain a white man's country."

True
False

7. Aboriginal peoples on reserves were encouraged to continue their traditional hunting practices.

True
False

8. The 1907 Vancouver race riot involved 9000 people attacking Chinese and Japanese-owned businesses.

True
False

Matching Exercise

Instructions: Match each term with its correct definition. Click on items to select them, then click on their match.

Terms:

Homesteaders

Reserves

Assimilation

Head Tax

Ethnocentric

Definitions:

Immigrants who received 160 acres for $10 to farm the Prairies

Designated areas where Aboriginal peoples were required to live

Policy to make Aboriginal peoples abandon traditions and adopt European ways

Fee of $50 that Chinese immigrants had to pay upon arrival

Believing one's own race or group is superior to others

Short Answer Critical Thinking Questions

9. Explain the contradiction between Canada's need for immigrants and the discrimination many newcomers faced. What factors influenced which groups were welcomed and which were not?

10. Analyze the government's assimilation policy toward Aboriginal peoples. What methods were used and how effective were they in achieving their goals?

11. Compare the treatment and experiences of different immigrant groups (Eastern Europeans, Chinese, Japanese, South Asians) in early 20th century Canada. What patterns of discrimination can you identify?

Canada's Changing Population - Review Activity

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Laurier's government promoted the Prairies as the "Last Best West" in order to:

2. Under the homesteading program, immigrants willing to farm could receive:

3. The Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 required Chinese immigrants to:

4. The main purpose of residential schools was to:

True/False Questions

5. Entry into Canada was easy if you were reasonably healthy and had funds to establish yourself.

6. R.B. Bennett declared in 1907 that "British Columbia must remain a white man's country."

7. Aboriginal peoples on reserves were encouraged to continue their traditional hunting practices.

8. The 1907 Vancouver race riot involved 9000 people attacking Chinese and Japanese-owned businesses.

Matching Exercise

Terms:

Definitions:

Short Answer Critical Thinking Questions

9. Explain the contradiction between Canada's need for immigrants and the discrimination many newcomers faced. What factors influenced which groups were welcomed and which were not?

10. Analyze the government's assimilation policy toward Aboriginal peoples. What methods were used and how effective were they in achieving their goals?

11. Compare the treatment and experiences of different immigrant groups (Eastern Europeans, Chinese, Japanese, South Asians) in early 20th century Canada. What patterns of discrimination can you identify?