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Grade 5 · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 4

French & British in Atlantic Canada

Acadians, Loyalists and the evidence they left.

What your child practises

Practises the evidence of British and French presence in Atlantic Canada, using primary and secondary sources. It follows the Grade 5 social studies skill descriptors on human systems and on historical sources in the New Brunswick curriculum.

New Brunswick Curriculum skill descriptor: Geography: Human Systems and Interactions, History: Sources and Methods · evidence of British and French presence in Atlantic Canada, and using primary and secondary sources

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Who were the Loyalists?

    • Indigenous leaders
    • people who loved the French king
    • sailors from Spain
    • people who stayed loyal to Britain after the American Revolution

  2. Question 2

    A secondary source is…

    • an old map
    • a treaty document
    • a diary written at the time
    • something written later about the past

  3. Question 3

    What happened to many Acadians in the 1750s?

    • They moved by choice to a new province
    • They went on a holiday
    • They were given more land
    • They were forced to leave their homes

  4. Question 4

    A primary source is…

    • a school textbook
    • a story told 200 years later
    • a movie
    • something made at the time of an event, like a letter or photograph

  5. Question 5

    Which of these is a good way to learn about the past?

    • reading letters and looking at old maps
    • guessing
    • ignoring evidence
    • asking no one

  6. Question 6

    Which two languages are official in New Brunswick?

    • French and Mi’kmaw
    • English and French
    • English and Spanish
    • English and German

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