Vocabulary
This term refers to the system of manufacturing goods using machines and steam power rather than hand craftsmanship.
What is industrialization?
This religious group from Russia came to Canada in large numbers between 1874 and 1880 because they could not serve in the military due to their faith.
Who are the Mennonites?
In 1890, a married woman could not legally own this or sign documents related to it.
What is property/possessions?
In just three decades, the population of the Northwest Territories grew to almost this number of people.
What is 500,000?
In the mid-1800s, the majority of Canada's population earned a living by doing this.
What is farming/working the land?
A woman who actively fought for voting rights was called this.
What is a suffragette?
Name the first recorded Japanese person to arrive in Canada, who settled in Victoria in 1877.
Who is Manzo Nagano?
This woman became the first female lawyer in the British Empire while living in Canada.
Who is Clara Brett Martin?
These two provinces were created on September 1st, 1905, when the Northwest Territories was divided.
What are Alberta and Saskatchewan?
This city was a major factory town that employed over 26,000 workers in more than 2,400 factories by 1891.
What is Toronto?
This word describes a government system where elected officials hold power and make decisions for their citizens.
What is responsible government?
The Canadian government imposed a tax on new Chinese immigrants to discourage settlement. By 1904, this tax had increased to this amount.
What is $500?
Between 1916 and 1922, all Canadian provinces except this one granted women the right to vote.
What is Québec?
This person won the election to become the first premier of Alberta.
Who is Alexander Rutherford?
Factories were built in cities primarily because of access to a large workforce and this other essential resource.
What is transportation?
This term refers to the change in manufacturing from home-based family operations to large-scale factory production.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
This settlement on the west shore of Lake Winnipeg was established by Icelandic immigrants and named after a paradise in Norse sagas.
What is Gimli?
This organization, formed in 1893, united multiple women's groups to become a more effective force for changing laws affecting women.
What is the National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC)?
First Nations communities believed treaties were acts of sharing interests and values, creating this type of relationship with the government.
What is a mutual and ongoing relationship?
In the 1890s, approximately this percentage of all factory jobs were held by women.
What is 25%?
This is the name for a sacred ceremonial act used by First Nations peoples to symbolize agreements and commitments between groups.
What is a pipe ceremony?
This government official placed 6,000 ads in U.S. newspapers and created a pamphlet called "The Last Best West" to encourage settlement.
Who is Clifford Sifton?
In 1918, all women over this age were granted the right to vote in federal elections.
What is 21 years old?
The government's primary goal in signing treaties with First Nations groups was to secure rights to do this while maintaining order and growth.
What is direct more settlers into the area?
Nearly this many immigrants came to Canada between 1891 and 1911, contributing significantly to rapid city growth.
What is 2 million (or nearly 2 million)?