Social Conditions
The French, English, and Aboriginal Peoples
What was the most common job in BNA?
Farming
Before What year were there more French than English People living in BNA?
1840
Lord Durham
The _____ ______ famine.
Irish, Potato
What was the largest group of immigrants that came to BNA?
The Irish Immigrants
What was a travel route that could be used all year round?
Railways/Railroads
What were the majority of the countries in the Great migration?
Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales
What was the total population of BNA at the time of 1861?
3,229,633
Britain collected less tax from BNA because it was one of its colonies _____ 1846. These lesser taxes were called ___________ taxes.
Before, Preferential
What was the position of the African Slaves that came to work in BNA?
The cotton fields
What were some inventions that made water transport easier in BNA?
- Steam Engine
- Canals
- Steam powered boats
Why did immigrants come from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales?
They were looking for a better life
On what date was the Confederation of Canada created?
July 1st, 1867
Due to the railways, trade _______, communities on them _____, there was more _____ opportunities, people could travel ________ and ________, and more government _____ in each community.
Increased, Grew, Work/Job, Faster, Further, Debt
The Métis
What were some benefits the US and Canada got from the Reciprocity Treaty?
- No tax on Canadian wheat, timber, coal, and fish for 10 years
- American fishing in the Atlantic Coast
Those who escaped to safety were called what?
Refugees
In what years did what percent of the population of BNA lived outside the few towns and cities that had been built?
1. 1860s
2. 80%
The Dominion of Canada was created by _________________ act on ____ 1st, _____.
British North America, July, and 1867
Name some things about the Underground Railway:
They had a secret language
There were workers that helped slave get to freedom
There was a secret route to freedom
What was the crop the British called “corn” and about the no corn laws?
- Wheat
- The laws that took away the special rates for the colonies in BNA
Because so many people moved to BNA, they called this What?
The Great Migration
What colonies (or regions) had the most people living there?
1. Canada West, 1,396,091
2. Canada East, 1,111,566
3. Nova Scotia, 330,857
Lord Elgin was Governor General of Canada. In 1854, he persuaded the United States to sign a ____ trade agreement or ___________ Treaty.
Free, Reciprocity