Oh Canada: Scavenger Hunt



Oh Canada: Scavenger Hunt

 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 assignment page to get yourself back on track.

 

1. Go to Waterloo-Oxford’s homepage

2. Select Academics, then Select History from the list of subjects on left-hand side

3. Select Mrs. Folino

4. Select “Oh Canada Scavenger Hunt”

5. Click on the highlighted links for each section and answer the questions in point form on your handout. Return to the original assignment to select the links for each section.

Part A: Click on Birth of the Canadian Flag

 

1. a)     Under which Prime Minister, did Canada finally receive her own flag?

b)    Describe what the THREE possible designs for the Canadian flag looked like.

c)     In what year did the final Canadian flag design come into effect?

 

2. National Anthem: Oh Canada

 

Scroll down to the History of the National Anthem Summary and answer the following questions.

a) When was “Oh Canada” proclaimed our national anthem?

b) Who composed the national anthem?

 

3. National Symbols: The Beaver

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

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

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

4. National Symbols: The Maple Leaf

a) Who discovered the important food properties of maple sap?

b) How early did the maple leaf serve as a symbol of Canada?

Part B: The Halifax Explosion

1. When did the Halifax Explosion occur?

2. Briefly describe the events of the Halifax Explosion. Give at least FIVE details.

3. What was the significance of Vince Coleman in the Halifax Explosion?

4. List 2-3 examples of some of the destruction the Explosion and Tsunami caused in Halifax.

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. Heritage Minutes

a)     What is a Heritage Minute?

 

2. Settling Canada: Underground Railroad

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

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

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

 

3. 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. 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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