Assignment #5 It's really cold

The first settlers arrived here in 1500's to seek a better life. The situation in Europe wasn't the best, as jobs were sinking away after the increasing population. Some people were dieing on the streets because they couldn't find any work and produce enough money to buy food for themselves. So, many people decided to move to North America to seek a better life for themselves and their siblings dispite the harsh cold they knew they would have to endure.Not even the boat ride that took them to America was pleasant. It would take them over three months to get there, and it was usually very dangerous due to storms and diseases such as scurvy; a deadly sickness caused by lack of vitamin C. Most of the fortunate settlers were able to arrive to Canada and quickly build houses in the summer. But still, the winter was still very harsh for them. At first, many settlers decided just to give up and head back to their country but the ones that stayed were usually prepared. They survived on the food they had stored during the summer harvest, and had made homemade candles to last them the entire winter. They had cut plenty of firewood to keep them warm, but eventually though, they would have to go outside. And they were ready for it. By befriending their Aboriginal allies, they were taught how hunt and trap, and make fur coats out of beaver skins or skin of some other animal. They were taught how to survive basically and eventually got used to the winter.

I didn't really visit any web-sites because during term 1 at school, we had already learned everything in history class to answer assignment #5. So ya, I didn't really learn facts or points.

My family first came here about 16 years ago, when my mom had my brother before I was even born. At first my family was completely caught off guard by the cold weather, and they didn't even go outside in the winter unless they had to and when they did, they would dress up in 2 layers of huge winter jackets. Wow. As you know, China is a pretty warm country, and it doesn't even snow in the northern part of the country. So basically, some people who live there have never it before. Moving to canada was a big change, because my mom and dad were used to warm weather. Eventually, we got used to the cold climate but nowadays, it's beggining to feel colder than ever.