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Grade 5 Social Studies practice sheet

Manitoba Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________

  1. Question 1

    Which People are known for living in the Arctic and using igloos and kayaks?

    • Mi'kmaq
    • Haida
    • Inuit
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    Inuit

    Hint: Inuit homelands stretch across the North.

  2. Question 2

    Diseases from Europe affected First Peoples by…

    • making them stronger
    • making many people very ill
    • having no effect
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    making many people very ill

    Hint: People had no past protection from them.

  3. Question 3

    What did First Peoples receive in the fur trade?

    • computers
    • metal tools, cloth, kettles and guns
    • cars
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    metal tools, cloth, kettles and guns

    Hint: Goods from Europe were traded for furs.

  4. Question 4

    Who was Canada's first prime minister?

    • John A. Macdonald
    • Wilfrid Laurier
    • Louis Riel
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    John A. Macdonald

    Hint: He led from 1867.

  5. Question 5

    Put these events about immigration and citizenship in order, oldest first.

    • 🪶The citizenship oath is updated to recognize Indigenous rights
    • 📜Canadian citizenship is created by law
    • 🌾Canada begins a big campaign to attract settlers to the Prairies
    • 🚢Pier 21 opens as an immigration gateway in Halifax
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    Canada begins a big campaign to attract settlers to the Prairies → Pier 21 opens as an immigration gateway in Halifax → Canadian citizenship is created by law → The citizenship oath is updated to recognize Indigenous rights

    Hint: Check the years, then put the earliest first. Canadian citizenship is created by law (1947). The citizenship oath is updated to recognize Indigenous rights (2021). Canada begins a big campaign to attract settlers to the Prairies (1896). Pier 21 opens as an immigration gateway in Halifax (1928).

  6. Question 6

    Ana's grandparents grow canola on their farm. Which region of Canada is this most likely in?

    Regions of Canada
    RegionProvinces and territoriesKey resources and industries
    West CoastBritish Columbiaforestry, salmon fishing, mining, Pacific ports
    PrairiesAlberta, Saskatchewan, Manitobawheat and canola farming, oil and gas, potash
    Central CanadaOntario, Quebecmanufacturing, hydroelectricity, maple syrup
    Atlantic CanadaN.L., N.S., N.B., P.E.I.lobster fishing, offshore oil, potato farming
    The NorthYukon, N.W.T., Nunavutdiamond and gold mining, tourism
    • the West Coast
    • the North
    • Atlantic Canada
    • the Prairies
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    the Prairies

    Hint: Each region's resources come from its land and water: the Pacific coast, the flat Prairies, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence, the Atlantic Ocean, or the far North.

  7. Question 7

    Latitude lines run…

    • up and down only
    • east and west, parallel to the equator
    • north to south
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    east and west, parallel to the equator

    Hint: They measure distance north or south of the equator.

  8. Question 8

    What are First Peoples?

    • only one Nation
    • the original peoples of North America
    • people who arrived in 1867
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    the original peoples of North America

    Hint: They include First Nations, Métis and Inuit.

  9. Question 9

    Which Europeans set up Nouvelle-France?

    • the Spanish
    • the French
    • the Dutch only
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    the French

    Hint: Nouvelle-France means New France.

  10. Question 10

    Which company was started in 1670 and traded around Hudson Bay?

    • the North West Company
    • the Hudson's Bay Company
    • the Canadian Pacific Railway
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    the Hudson's Bay Company

    Hint: The HBC began in 1670.

Answer key

  1. 1. Inuit (First Peoples Before Contact)
  2. 2. making many people very ill (Exploration and Early Colonies)
  3. 3. metal tools, cloth, kettles and guns (The Fur Trade and the Red River Métis)
  4. 4. John A. Macdonald (Building Canada: Before and at Confederation)
  5. 5. Canada begins a big campaign to attract settlers to the Prairies → Pier 21 opens as an immigration gateway in Halifax → Canadian citizenship is created by law → The citizenship oath is updated to recognize Indigenous rights (Immigration & Multiculturalism)
  6. 6. the Prairies (Regions & Resources)
  7. 7. east and west, parallel to the equator (Maps, Sources and Fair Thinking)
  8. 8. the original peoples of North America (First Peoples Before Contact)
  9. 9. the French (Exploration and Early Colonies)
  10. 10. the Hudson's Bay Company (The Fur Trade and the Red River Métis)

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