Immigration from England to Canada

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Immigration from England to Canada

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• Sargent Park School

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Introduction

• English immigrants came to Canada in three
  different periods
• They came when the territory was claimed by
  France1630-1760
• When the territory was claimed by Great
  Britain1760-1867
• Finally during the years of Canadian Nation
  Hood1867-present

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First Period

• The first English immigrants were explorers,
  traders, and adventurers.
• They all came in search of the North west passage
  and hoped to find trade goods and export markets.
• They started to settled on the coast of
  Newfoundland and then in the U.S.
• They settled in Roanoke Island, North Carolina,
  James townVirginia, and in Massachusetts bay.

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Second Period

• The next English immigrants to come to Canada
  were soldiers, retired officers, gentry, and
  displaced English workers.
• After the soldiers duty was completed they
  married and stayed in Canada, and retired
  officers had no choice but to settle in Canada.
• The English workers came because they were being
  replaced by machinery so they needed to find jobs
• In this period they settled in Nova Scotia, St.
  John River Valley of New Brunswick, in Quebec,
  and near Niagara.

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Third Period

• In this last period men, woman, and children
  settled in Canada.
• Single men, single woman, and even children came
  to Canada looking for jobs.
• Some also came because they married the soldiers
  and followed them to Canada.

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Conclusion

• In conclusion many English immigrants came to
  Canada in different time periods.
• They went through tough times, like when the
  English man was despised.
• They also went through good times, like when they
  finally got to claim land.

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Bibliography

• Encyclopedia
• Canadian Encyclopedia. 2000 addition, 1997.
  English Immigration
• The New World Book of Knowledge. Library
  addition, 1990. England
• Software
• English. True North Arrivals1. CD Rom. Whitby,
  OntarioMcGraw-Hill Ryerson LTD.,1996

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Picture Credits

• www.collections.icgc.ca/chip/english/community/leg
  ion.htm
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• www.angelfire.com(f)/sumter/photo.htlm
• www.agronet.co.uk/users/quilljar/vezez.htlm
• www.geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/english/schoolnet/nfld/ja
  cques.html
• www.alexcooper.com//images/e)callowpainting.JPG