Oh Canada: Scavenger Hunt



Oh Canada: Scavenger Hunt

 

Welcome to your first lesson in the computer lab. For some of the units, you will be completing an online assignment in the computer lab. The purpose of these labs is to build on what you have been learning in class and introduce you to some interesting and helpful sites on Canadian History. If you fall behind or miss a class, you can access these assignments from home. Enjoy this opportunity for independent learning.

 For this assignment, you will use the links provided to access all of the required information on your worksheet. If you become “lost”, return to the original link to get yourself back on track.

 

This assignment will be evaluated out of /45

1. Log onto Internet Explorer.

2. Go to the W-O Homepage.

3. Select Academics, then under Department Select History

4. Select Mr. Hambly

5. Select History “Oh Canada Scavenger Hunt”

Part A: Click on Flags of Canada

(If this does not work, use Wikipedia. Type in Maple Leaf in the search box in the left-hand side of the screen in Wikipedia.)

 

1. What is the purpose of this website? (1)

 

2.

a)     What was Canada’s first flag? Why? (2)

b)    Why were the colours red and white chosen for our flag? 1)

c)     Who was the Prime Minister when Canada finally received her own flag? (1)

d)    What did the original and controversial design for the flag look like (1)

e)     In what year was the singular maple leaf adopted? (1)

 

3. Return to the search in Wikipedia and use this on-line encyclopedia to locate the necessary information.

 

Canadian Anthem

a) Briefly provide a point form history of our national anthem. Include at least five specific points. (5)

 

4. Our Symbols: Our National Emblems. Click on The Beaver

a)     Why were beaver pelts such a lucrative trade to the Hudson’s Bay Company in the 1600s and 1700s? (1)

b)    What saved beavers from the brink of extinction in the mid 19th century? (2)

c)     When did the beaver receive official status as an emblem of Canada? (1)

d)    Who discovered the important food properties of the maple leaf? How early did the maple leaf serve as a symbol of Canada? (2)

Part B: Click on The Halifax Explosion

 

1. When did the Halifax Explosion occur? (1)

2. Briefly describe the events of the Halifax Explosion. Give at least 5 details. (5)

Part C: Go to the Government of Canada web site. Click on the trivia game. Do the first five questions and record below the question and answer: (5)

 

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Part D: Turn of the Century Canada

 

1. Click on Historica Minutes.

a)     What is a Historica Minute? (1)

 

2. Click on Settling Canada.

a)     How many African-American slaves came to Canada for freedom from 1840-1860? (1)

b)    What was the name of the secret escape route that aided these slaves in their journey towards freedom? (1)

c)     What lured so many immigrants to come to Canada in the 1880s? (1)

 

3. Click on Nitro. Read the synopsis and watch the heritage minute if possible.

a)     What was the name of the explosive used to blast through rock when the Canadian Pacific Railway was being built? (1)

b)    “They say that for every mile of railway, one ….” Complete the sentence. (1)

c)     Why did such racist views exist towards Chinese immigrants in Canada at the turn of the century? (1)

d)    What was the maximum head tax imposed on Chinese immigrants? Why was this imposed? (2)

 

4. Click on Soddie.

a)     Who was the Minister of the Interior? (1)

b)    What incentive did he offer to encourage immigrants to settle in Canada’s west? (1)

c)     Although this offer seemed like a “dream”, how did the “dream” differ from the reality. Give 3 specific examples. (3)

d)    What was a nickname for settlers in Western Canada, which comes from the material with which they built their first homes? (1)

 

 

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