Early Canadian Pioneers

Task 1 - Origins

Let's take a look at the origins of many pioneers who came to Canada in the 1800's. Where did they come from?

Use your Getting There worksheet to fill in the answers for our information on Coming to Canada.


Task 2 - How They Travelled

Back in the early 1800's, there were no cars or buses.

1.  Go to How Pioneers Travelled to find out what the main mode
     of transportation was for the pioneers.

2. Determine which type of animal you would use:  oxen or horses and
     mules.

3. Using a pencil and coloured pencil crayons, draw this type of transportation with
     the type of animal you chose on the sheet provided to you.

4. Include yourself and your family in your drawing. 


Here are some helpful websites:

How to draw a wagon.
How to draw a horse
How to draw an ox.