Irish Canadians

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/irish-canadians

Step 2 · Questions

1. 1. How many Irish people came to Canada between 1825 and 1970?

2. 2. Why did many Irish people leave Ireland during the Great Famine?

3. 3. What was the biggest Irish group in Canada in 1867?

4. 4. Where did most Irish Canadians live in the early 1900s?

5. 5. What kinds of things do Irish Canadians bring to Canada?

6. 6. From the article, write the immigration peak period:

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

• Demographic Shift

• Socio-economic Factors

• Cultural Integration

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.