NWMP
North West Mounted Police
BC joined confederation in?
1871
The Klondike gold rush occurred in the?
Yukon
What company created the Pacific Railway?
Canadian Pacific (CP)
What was the fee Chinese immigrants had to pay to move to Canada called?
Head Tax
The NWMP trained where?
Lower Fort Garry
The Yukon joined confederation in?
1898
The gold rush is an example of a?
Pull factor
Who was Prime Minister for the completion of the railway?
John A Macdonald
Many Chinese workers could not afford to?
Bring their families to Canada
What were two factors that led to the creation of the NWMP?
Lawlessness, and the Cyprus Hills massacre
What was one condition for BC to join Canada?
A railroad connecting BC to the Eastern provinces.
Dawson City is an example of a?
Boom Town
John A Received 350,000 from who?
Sir Hugh Alan
In 1923 Canada instituted the ___ immigration act which made it difficult to enter Canada
Chinese
Besides being a police force what else was the NWMP used for?
To move Indigenous peoples off the land and onto reserves.
The Yukon joined confederation in part because of?
The klondike gold rush
The first Canadian gold rush occurred in what province?
BC
How many Chinese Labourers died during the construction of the railway?
600-2200
In the package given to CP by the Canadian government they were given cash, money to cover survey costs, exemptions, and a monopoly on transport. What else were they given?
20 million acres of land
The NWMP brought law and order to the west what did Canada hope this would accomplish?
Settling the western areas of the country
The foundation of the country of Canada was built on what?
Racism
The gold rush hastened the desire for the Yukon to?
Join Canada
The money the conservative government received was referred to as what?
Pacific Scandal
The first fort the NWMP made after going on the great march west was called what?
Fort Macleod