Immigration and Migration
What did immigrants from the United States and Europe come to work on?
Mines, factories, woods and farms.
What is a territory of influence called?
A dominion.
What is the government system of Canada?
Constitutional Monarchy.
In the mid 1700s, a war between the French and English broke out. What was this war called?
The French and Indian War.
Why were immigrants more drawn to the Yukon Territory?
Because gold was discovered there.
Each colony was sort of.. (independent or dependent?)
Independent.
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa.
What was the result of the French and Indian war?
The result of it was England taking control of new France away from the French.
What did immigrants from China arrive to work on?
Railways.
What did the British parliament create in 1867?
The dominion of Canada.
How many official languages does Canada have?
Two.
Where did a few of the English people settle?
Quebec.
Who produced a lot of paper, pulp, and wheat during the economic boom?
Quebec, New Brunswick, and Ontario
What did Canadians invent?
Railroads.
What is the population of Canada?
What are administrative divisions of a country called?
Provinces.
Who provided hydroelectricity and minerals?
British Columbia and Ontario.
What happened after they succeeded in building the railroads?
They obtained vast lands in the north.
Canada is..
(Hint: country it is smaller than)
The second biggest country in the world, after Russia.
Under the British rule, Quebec was divided into 2 colonies:
Upper Canada and Lower Canada.