Answers to Friday 5, May 22: Socials 9

 1.  What was the scramble for Africa and why did it happen?

-race to colonize Africa by European nations because of the rich resources like rubber and gold.  These resources and others brought much wealth and power to the colonizer

2.  Define assimilation and provide 2 examples of assimilation (in practice/policy) in Canada.

-assimilate, to (sometimes forcefully but not always) try to make everyone in society be the same,;where one culture absorbs another; where a perceived dominant culture uses spheres of influence to make all like them

-Indian Act, Residential Schools, 60's scoop

3.  Who opened up the west for the NW company?

-for the NW company:  David Thompson, Simon Fraser & Alexander Mackenzie

-(James Cook & George Vancouver English explorers)

4.  What was trade like and about on the west coast and who was competing for this trade?

-trade was controlled by Maquinna (famous Nootka chief) who demanded respect from the Europeans for trade of Sea Otter pelts

-Spain, Britain and Russia all competing for trade

5.  What was the purpose of the Berlin conference?

-purpose was to divide up Africa with boundaries to reduce tensions and war between the European colonizers

Socials 9: week of May 19

 

We finished up episode two of "Canada the Story of Us".  This led to talks about treaties, the Indian Act and residential schools plus the fur trade in the west and exploration of the west.  We completed sheets on the numbered treaties and residential schools.  We read the section on the Fur Trade in the West and Alexander Mackenzie, David Thompson and other North West Company explorers and traders.  We understood that there was competition between the Russians, Spanish and English for the sea otter pelt and how the Indigenous people worked out trade in the west.  We did some text book (new) questions and defined assimilation.  Read p. 108-113 in new book.  Q#1 p. 108 (lower part of page), #2&3 p. 113.

We also tackled the Scramble for Africa, looking at how the colonial powers and their quest for resources and domination of Africa.  We did a quick sheet, some notes, watched the following videos in order to help us answer a sheet of questions and have been working on a map of Africa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uMF9j8FTtI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzF88HBlAHY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krWkbA00-J0