Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 12
Hard Chapters, Honest History
Past wrongs, apologies and redress
What your child practises
A factual, age-appropriate look at the Expulsion of the Acadians, the Plains of Abraham, the Chinese head tax, the Komagata Maru, the internment of Japanese Canadians and Africville, with a focus on apologies and redress. No graphic detail.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: A3.6, A3.8 · significant events in the history of settler and newcomer communities, including discrimination and apologies
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Many Acadians kept their language and culture after the Expulsion. This shows their…
- disinterest
- silence
- resilience
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resilience
Hint: Resilience means recovering and carrying on.
Question 2
In 2016, the Prime Minister of Canada apologized in Parliament for…
- the building of the railway
- winning the Stanley Cup
- the Komagata Maru incident
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the Komagata Maru incident
Hint: It was a formal apology for a past wrong.
Question 3
What does 'redress' mean?
- To remove a rule
- To count votes again
- To make up for a wrong
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To make up for a wrong
Hint: Compensation and apologies are forms of redress.
Question 4
Africville was home to a community that…
- was always in Vancouver
- was built only in 2010
- had churches, a school and homes for generations
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had churches, a school and homes for generations
Hint: Families lived there for about 150 years before it was torn down.
Question 5
When did the Government of Canada apologize for the Chinese head tax?
- 1923
- 2006
- 1885
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2006
Hint: Prime Minister Harper made the apology in the House of Commons.
Question 6
Which pair is correct?
- Head tax — Ukrainian Canadians; Internment — Acadians
- Head tax — Chinese Canadians; Internment — Japanese Canadians
- Head tax — Japanese Canadians; Internment — Chinese Canadians
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Head tax — Chinese Canadians; Internment — Japanese Canadians
Hint: Each event affected a specific community.