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Grade 7 · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 6

Opportunities & Challenges, Long Ago

Who came to the Maritimes, what they hoped for and what they faced.

What your child practises

Practises Grade 7 social studies about settlement in the Maritimes: Acadians, Planters, Black Loyalists, Scottish Highlanders and others, and who gained or lost. Ties to the Nova Scotia Grade 7 history of the Maritimes.

Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: Reflect on historical opportunities and challenges in the Maritimes · Early settlement and the chances and hardships groups faced

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

    The New England Planters came to Nova Scotia in the 1760s mainly to…

    • farm the empty Acadian land
    • find gold
    • fight in a war

  2. Question 2

    Lunenburg was founded in 1753 by settlers called Foreign Protestants. Many came from…

    • German-speaking parts of Europe
    • Japan
    • Jamaica

  3. Question 3

    Where were some Acadians sent after being expelled?

    • The Pacific coast
    • Britain, France and the British colonies to the south
    • Alberta and Saskatchewan

  4. Question 4

    Which language did many Highland Scots bring to Cape Breton?

    • Portuguese
    • Latin
    • Scottish Gaelic

  5. Question 5

    After the Expulsion, some Acadians returned to the Maritimes. What did many find?

    • Everything just as they left it
    • Their old farms belonged to others
    • A new city built for them

  6. Question 6

    Compare the Acadians and the Planters. What is true about both groups?

    • Both fought in the War of 1812
    • Both arrived on the Hector
    • Both farmed the same marshland at different times

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