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the Atlantic region. For an example, see p.273.

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Instructions: Explain sustainable development.

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1. 
   Why are the first Palaeoindian groups believed to have migrated to the Atlantic
   

The first Paleo-Indian groups migrated to the Atlantic region because they were following game such as caribou and bison.

2. 
   Complete the table (see page 56): (also see pages 26-27 in Changing Your World)
   

3. 
   Using the section on “”Effects of Contact,” answer the following questions:
   
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      How did early European settlers benefit from the aboriginal peoples?
      

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   What is ethnocentrism, and how did it affect relations between Europeans and
   

Ethnocentrism is …

Relations were affected because it kept from appreciating and

3. 
   What happened to most aboriginal people as a result?
   

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   Why did immigrants settle in the Atlantic region in the early 1600s?
   

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2. 
   What two countries claimed ownership of the Atlantic region in the 1600’s and 1700’s? Which country eventually gained undisputed control? When? How?
   

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3. 
   Where did the Acadians come from? Where did most of them settle? What was their population and main occupation in 1750?
   

4. 
   Why were the Acadians in a difficult situation after 1713?
   

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5. 
   What happened to the Acadians, their animals, and land in 1755? Why?
   

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   Why are there Acadians in the Atlantic region today?
   

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   What nationalities are included in the word “British”?
   

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   What brought the first British settlers to Newfoundland? Why was it called the
   

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3. 
   Who did the British encourage to settle in the Maritimes in the 1760’s and the
   

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4. 
   Who were the Loyalists? How many settled in the Atlantic region and in what areas?
   

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   Why did many Scots leave for North America in the late 1700’s? How many come to
   

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   Why did many Irish emigrate to North America in the 1840’s? What was the crossing like (see Figure 4.13)? How many come to the Atlantic Region? Why did some
   

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7. Give four reasons why people of African descent came to the Atlantic provinces

between 1600 to early 1900. (p.61)

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8. Give two reasons why immigrants came to Atlantic Canada after 1939. (p.63)

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Self –Test