Chinese Head Tax
The reason the first wave of Chinese immigrants came to Canada...
What is the Gold Rush of 1858.
What is... better wages than in India.
Name on push factor and one pull factor of why some Japanese wanted to immigrate to Canada.
push factor - for a better life
pull factor - fishing and farming on the West Coast
The definition of immigrant
What is a person who moves to a new country to live.
The definition of a treaty...
What is a formal agreement between countries or groups.
In this case between the Canadian government and Indigenous peoples
What is...
push factor = overpopulation, poverty, flooding, no food, crime
pull factor = better life, jobs and food
The law that the Canadian Governent made in 1908 that was aimed to restrict South Asian immigrants...
What is "Continous Passage Order". It required immigrants to come directly from their country of origin to Canada.
At that time no steamship could make the direct trip from India to Canada.
When WW2 started Japan was allied with Germany. Tell why this made Canadians afraid of Japanese immigrants...
What is they thought they were spies.
The government was worried that the Japanese Canadians would work with their homeland. So they moved them to internment camps.
The definition of prejudice.
What is...
prejudging or a dislike of a person or a group of people because of race (what they look like) religion or gender.
The Canadian government first forced the Head Tax in 1885. The amount that every Chinese immigrant had to pay...
What is ... $50
A lot of money in 1885!
It was eventually increased to $100 and then $500 - which was 2 years wages for Chinese labourers!
The name of the man who hired the steamship the "Komagata Maru"
Who is Gurdit Singh
He was a business man who that the law was unfair. India was part of the British Empire just like Canada. He decided to challenge the law.
What is...
- no insulation in homes
- censored mail
- secluded and not allowed contact outside of camp
- had to pay rent to live in camps
The definition of redress
what is to set right a wrong that has been committed
The Canadian government got Indigenous children to forget their culture and language by...
... forcing them to attend Residential Schools. There they were often banned from speaking their language or participating in any cultural tradtions.
Also called Humiliation day.
Of the 375 Indian passengers only this many were allowed to disembark to live in Canada.
What is 20.
These passengers had lived in Canada before.
After 2 months the ship was forced to return to India.
What is putting a person in prison without proving they committed a crime.
The definition of responsibility
What is
obligations we have to other people and our community.
For example citizens of a country are responsible for following laws. As a student you are responsible to do your school work. You may have chores you are responsible for at home.
The definition of Reserves.
Reserves were and are lands created and set aside by the Canadian Government for use by First Nations People. These lands are managed under the Indian Act.
The Prime Minister who made amends.
Who is Stephen Harper.
On June 22, 2006 He apologized in the House of Commons. People who paid the tax were given $20,000.
The first apology given by Prime Minister Stephen Harper made people unhappy because it was given at a fair in BC. In 2016 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave a formal apology in ...
What is the House of Commons.
What is...
behaviour (actions) that usually results from attitudes of prejudice. Discrimination is usually the negative treatment of a group or member of a group that creates disadvantages for that individual or group. Discrimination could be based on religion, gender, age, mental or physical disability or appearance.
The Indian Act was...
....a law that controlled many aspects of Indigenous peoples’ lives, by taking away their government, language, ceremonies, freedoms and other basic human rights.