Across
- 2. this along with war and food shortages forced people to leave China
- 3. Irish settlers who did not help build canals did this type of work
- 5. when people die or suffer from not having enough food
- 8. this man was Prime Minister of Canada when the Head Tax was intriduced
- 9. not having enough food to feed people in a country
- 12. these people were paid only $1 per day to help build the railway
- 13. this means to take away a law after it has been made because it is unfair
- 15. conditions were so bad on Irish immigrant ships that they were called this
- 17. this disease and typhus killed many immigrants as they travelled from Ireland to Canada
- 19. the chance to get a job building this was a pull factor for Chinese immigrants to move to Canada
- 20. An Irish holiday that was celebrated in Ireland and in Canada is named after this Saint
Down
- 1. this was a series of secret pathways for slaves to escape their owners
- 4. people who helped others escape from slavery using the underground railroad
- 6. this woman escaped from slavery and helped many other people to escape also
- 7. this disease destroyed potato crops in Ireland causing starvation and forcing people to leave
- 10. many of the African people who were freed from slavery moved to this part of Ontario
- 11. most Irish immigrants settled in Kingston Ottawa and this city in Ontario
- 14. many Irish settlers helped build these when they arrived in Canada
- 16. when people are bought and sold and forced to work without pay
- 18. Chinese immigrants were forced to pay this to move to Canada