BNA Test Outline – Nursing Assistant Course Comprehensive Exam Structure & Review Guide
Loyalists 5W's - ✔✔Who: American colonists who supported the British Crown during the
Revolutionary War. What: They faced persecution, lost property, and ultimately underwent a
large-scale exodus from the newly formed United States. Where: They moved primarily to
British colonies like Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario in Canada. When:
Following the American Revolutionary War, the final peace treaty was signed in 1783, which
marked the beginning of their exodus. Why: They remained loyal for various reasons, including a
belief in stability and economic ties to Britain, fear of chaos, a commitment to the Crown, or in
some cases, promises of land and freedom.
Selkirk settlers - ✔✔A wealthy shareholder in the HBC gave land to scottish people, they
moved south to the land that the metis were living, causing conflict between fur trading
companies. The Selkirk Settlers were overkilling and underusing resources like bison.
Pemmican Proclamation - ✔✔issued in 1814 to prevent the export of pemmican from the Red
River Valley
4 aspects of Metis culture - ✔✔Language: mostly spoke Michif, mixed with French and English
Buffalo hunt: They had a specific style of buffalo hunting. They also adopted new strategies
Metis woman: They helped develop the nation in the fur trade. They helped make clothes and
cooked
Dances & Music: they had many special dances, including footwork that wasn't native to Metis.
They also had instruments from other countries. Including the fiddle from Scottish and French
immigrants
The great coalition - ✔✔After leaving politics, George Brown married Anne Nelson. As a
Scottish who were always under the English, Anne convinced George that they should be
equals. She also convinced him that he should quit the rivalry between him, George Cartier and
John A. MacDonald. This uplifted the idea of uniting the colonies via railway
Loyalists 5W's - ✔✔Who: American colonists who supported the British Crown during the
Revolutionary War. What: They faced persecution, lost property, and ultimately underwent a
large-scale exodus from the newly formed United States. Where: They moved primarily to
British colonies like Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario in Canada. When:
Following the American Revolutionary War, the final peace treaty was signed in 1783, which
marked the beginning of their exodus. Why: They remained loyal for various reasons, including a
belief in stability and economic ties to Britain, fear of chaos, a commitment to the Crown, or in
some cases, promises of land and freedom.
Selkirk settlers - ✔✔A wealthy shareholder in the HBC gave land to scottish people, they
moved south to the land that the metis were living, causing conflict between fur trading
companies. The Selkirk Settlers were overkilling and underusing resources like bison.
Pemmican Proclamation - ✔✔issued in 1814 to prevent the export of pemmican from the Red
River Valley
4 aspects of Metis culture - ✔✔Language: mostly spoke Michif, mixed with French and English
Buffalo hunt: They had a specific style of buffalo hunting. They also adopted new strategies
Metis woman: They helped develop the nation in the fur trade. They helped make clothes and
cooked
Dances & Music: they had many special dances, including footwork that wasn't native to Metis.
They also had instruments from other countries. Including the fiddle from Scottish and French
immigrants
The great coalition - ✔✔After leaving politics, George Brown married Anne Nelson. As a
Scottish who were always under the English, Anne convinced George that they should be
equals. She also convinced him that he should quit the rivalry between him, George Cartier and
John A. MacDonald. This uplifted the idea of uniting the colonies via railway
