Nova Scotia EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

Nova Scotia EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ What did NS landscape look like - Answer- mostly dense forests with pine, spruce, maple trees, with small cleared areas near farms and towns what was the coastline like - Answer- rocky with cliffs small beaches and natural harbours How did the Atlantic Ocean affect NS - Answer- it caused colder, longer winters, strong winds and fog What was the Little Ice Age - Answer- a period of colder temperatures in mid 1800s causing harsh winter and shorter growing seasons What was a major job in NS - Answer- Fishing mostly cod, haddock, mackerel What did farmers grow and raise - Answer- Crops like potatoes, oats, wheat, animals like cow and chickens what were common occupations - Answer- fishing, farming, shipbuilding, trading, baking, and domestic service what roles did men have - Answer- fished or worked at sea what roles did women have - Answer- managed homes, dried fish, gardened, and raised children what were frolics - Answer- community events where people helped eachother Main industries before Confederation - Answer- shipbuilding, coal mining, fishing, and agriculture Why was shipbuilding important? - Answer- abundant timber allowed ships to be built and traded worldwide what jobs did shipbuilding create - Answer- carpenters, sailors, shipbuilders what goods were imported - Answer- Cotton, sugar, tea, and spices where were goods imported - Answer- U.S, Caribbean, and Asia where did coal mining take place - Answer- Cape Breton and Pictor County Why was coal important? - Answer- powered steamships, railways, factories, and heating what role did forestry play - Answer- provided timber for ships and construction Where did people live? - Answer- Coastal towns like Halifax, Lunenburg, Sydney, Yarmouth, and rural villages how did the population change () - Answer- Grew from about 331,000 to 642,000 who were the early groups in NS - Answer- Mi'kmaq, Basque and French fishers, British and Irish settlers Who were the Mi'kmaq in trade - Answer- skilled indigenous traders and experts in the fur trade Who practiced Roman Catholicism - Answer- Irish immigrants and Acadian communities what were the Mi'kmaq beliefs - Answer- traditional spirituality, often blended with Christianity what challenges did Black Loyalists face - Answer- Discrimination and unfair treatment What were poorhouses? - Answer- places where homeless or sick people were sent what caused disease outbreaks - Answer- overcrowded immigrant ships what was a major disaster in Halifax (1882) - Answer- a poorhouse fire killing 31 people why did many people leave NS - Answer- lack of jobs after shipbuilding started to decline where did the people go after fleeing - Answer- The U.S especially in Boston and New York and Canada West