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SS10 Ch2 P2 p57-64
SS10 Ch2 P2 p57-64 The Immigrant Experience
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10th Grade
10/25/2015

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United States and Britain
Definition
Immigrants in North America primarily came from these countries.
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Upper and Lower Canada
Definition
After the War of 1812 most immigrants coming from Britain and United States settled in this area.
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Coffin
Definition
Name given to the ships that carried immigrants from Europe which were plagued with disease and death.
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steerage
Definition
The area of the ship below deck normally used to store cargo where many immigrants were forced to travel on their voyage from Europe to North America.
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filthy
Definition
Living conditions on immigrant ships could be best described using this word.
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land
Definition
Most immigrants from Scotland and Ireland were attracted to British North America at the prospect of owning this.
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Upper and Lower Canada
Definition
Area in North America where slavery was first abolished.
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Underground Railway
Definition
A network of secret underground trails and houses used by Black Americans travelling from the United States to Canada.
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racial discrimination
Definition
When the black immigrants arrived from the United States they lived in communities within communities as they were not fully accepted and faced this.
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marriage
Definition
The most important thing for women in Upper Canada.
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True
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True or False Upper class women in Upper Canada were required to do physical labour.
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childbirth, overcrowding and sanitation in colonial cabins
Definition
Serious risks for women in colonial Upper Canada.
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