Nova Scotia Archives

African Nova Scotian Teaching and Learning Resources

Plan of Black settlement at Preston, showing Frog Lake lots and those at Partridge River, but neither signed or dated

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 35

Questions to Consider

  • When do you think the map was made?



  • Can you think of any specific reason(s) why this map was made?



  • Who do you think would have used this map?



  • Where do you think the map was made?



  • What does the map provide information about, or evidence of?



  • Do you recognize any place names from the map? How might place names change over time?



  • How do you thin the map reflects the attitudes and values of the time when it was created?



               

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