Sunday 30 October 2022

Grade 7 Social Studies - Week of October 31 to November 4

We have completed our third chapter from the textbook.  Students will be handing in their duotangs for grading on Thursday, November 4th.  

On Thursday, November 4th, we will have our Chapter 3 Test about The British in North America.  The following items will be tested:

Vocabulary:

  • Chebucto
  • Factory (another name for the trading posts)
  • Imperial Country/Imperialism
  • Mercantilism
  • Monopoly
  • Mutiny
  • New Found Land
    • Giovanni Caboto aka John Cabot
  • Northwest Passage
  • Sovereignty
  • Thirteen Colonies
  • Treaty of Utrecht

Know the difference between New France versus the 13 Colonies:

  • Goals
  • Climate
  • Employment
  • Religion
  • Trade

Also, know the following people, concepts or places:

  • Acadia – renamed Nova Scotia after the British took it away from the French
  • Atlantic Ocean – the 13 Colonies relied on it for fish
  • Beothuk – how did they become extinct?
    • relationship with the British
    • Shanawdithit
  • Halifax
  • Hudson Bay
    • major body of water close to Rupert’s Land
    • Pierre Radisson & Sieur des Groseilliers’ exploration of Hudson Bay
  • Mi’kmaq – the French urged them to make life difficult for the British; & the British were urged to kill the Mi’kmaq
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria

Finally, for each of the following explorers know the area where they travelled in North America; along with what their goals were; and who they came into contact with in the new world:

  • Roald Amundsen
  • James Cook
  • John Franklin
  • Sieur des Groseilliers
  • Samuel Hearne
  • Anthony Henday
  • Henry Kelsey
  • Matonabee
  • Pierre Radisson
  • George Vancouver

Students will be allowed to use their Chapter 3 materials in the duotang for the test.  However, students will still need to study and understand the material, in order for this to benefit them during the test.  They will need to be able to use their knowledge and understanding to:

·         show critical thinking

·         apply historical and geographic skills to bring meaning to issues and events

·         apply skills of metacognition, reflecting upon what they have learned

·         communicate ideas and information in an informed, organized, and persuasive manner

 

 

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