Establishing Canadian Communities 1800-1900
What city did many Jamaicans settle in?
Toronto
From 1854 to 1901, a large wave of _____________________
immigrants came to Western Canada, mostly in Manitoba.
Polish
What did peddlers do?
Peddlers visited areas that were far from stores to sell goods.
How did Canada want to unite such a large country in 1867?
Build a railway from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Some workers died doing this dangerous work. Were they respected in death?
No, families in China never told of death.
In 1871, where did most of Canada's Jewish population live?
Montreal
How did the Polish settlers, afford the land they settled on and build their homes and farms?
They received free or inexpensive land from the government.
How did Polish immigrants contribute to Canada's Prairies?
They cleared land and ran farms. Helped to develop our mining, forestry, and farming industries
How many of the railway workers in Canada's western provinces came from China?
two thirds
How many workers did it take to build the Canadian Pacific Railway?
30000 workers
In the 1870s and 1880s, the Canadian government published posters and brochures to attract immigrants who could help build a railway across Canada. From what three countries did many of these workers come from?
China, Ireland, and Ukraine
In the 1880s, anti-Semitism resulted in many Jewish people leaving their homes in Europe. Define anti-Semitism.
It is prejudice or hatred of Jewish people.
How did Jewish people contribute to the "fabric" of Montreal?
They created the city's garment industry and set up cultural organizations, as well as libraries, schools, and newspapers.
Did Chinese railway workers earn the same money as the European workers?
No they earned less.
Once the Chinese worker was no longer needed, what did the Canadian government introduce and why?
When finished the Canadian government introduced a head tax to limit Chinese immigration.
List four places where immigrants have tended to settle over the years.
where there was work, the prairies, arrival point, near family and friends.
What did homesteaders do to create a social life?
Helped build barns and took turns harvesting each other's crops.
What did the Canadian government do in 2006?
Canada finally apologized for the way the Chinese ancestors were treated.
Did the Chinese and European workers get along?
No, European men insisted they live separately at work camps and they resented Chinese workers who they thought were taking away jobs from labourers with European backgrounds.
What was a head tax?
A fee that Chinese immigrants paid to enter Canada.
The Jewish newcomers often found work as: name 3
storekeepers, peddlers, tailors
What made it easier to have a busy social life for the Jewish settlers when compared to the Polish homesteaders?
Living in city meant many Jewish people lived close together. Formed clubs. Polish families isolated as they lived far apart.
How bad had it been for Chinese railway labourers in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan?
They faced so much discrimination that many lived in tunnels dug below city streets.
When did the head tax end?
In 1923
After all of their hard work for little pay, could the Chinese worker be happy when the railway was complete?
No, they had little money and could not afford to return to China or bring families to Canada.