Indigenous Laws
What are the two laws/agreements that affected First Nations in early Canada?
The Numbered Treaties and the Indian Act
What is the act that brought Eastern Europeans/Immigrants to Canada to farm?
The Homestead Act (1872-1918)
What does N.W.M.P. stand for?
North-West Mounted Police
What is the main thing that the CPR did for Canadians?
Connect all of Canada together! For easier travel of goods, and people.
How large is 160 acres?
Roughly the size of Disneyland OR 120 American Football fields.
How did the First Nations view the treaties?
Long-term pacts of peace, friendship and mutual support
he rapid settlement of the West was vital against the growing expansion of who?
The Americans
What was the primary role of the N.W.M.P?
To deal with the illegal whisky trade
what does CPR stand for?
Canadian Pacific Railway
What other intitution is similar to how factories operate?
School!
How did the Canadian government view the treaties?
Transactional
What is propaganda?
Advertisements that are meant to persuade people to think/do a certain thing.
For example, move to Canada to farm.
What were the three main requirements when applying to be part of the N.W.M.P
2. Between the age of 18 - 40
3. Had to be able to speak english or french
Who were the two communities that faced the most danger during the construction of the CRP?
The chinese ande the indigineous peoples
What were four things that the labour movement fought for?
1. Better working conditions
2. Shorter hours
3. Equal pay
4. Workers Rights
How did the treaty-making process benefit the Canadian government
Negotiations were done in English and through written docuements.
Which provinces grew rapidly in the years following confederation?
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
List at least 3 other roles of the N.W.M.P
establishing law and order
collecting customs dues
enforcing prohibition
“supervising” treaties between the federal government and the First Nations peoples
assisting in settlement and ensure the welfare of immigrants and settlers
enforcing the Indian Act
removing Indigenous children from their homes and bringing them to residential schools
returning Indigenous children to residential schools if they ran away
What caused the Second Industrial Revolution?
The creation of the CPR!
What was the Indigenous Peoples primary resource?
Buffalo
What were the Numbered Treaties and Indian Act used for?
To control & take from Indigenous peoples. Also, the result of Confederation.
What were the criteria for the Homestead Act? (ie. what did you get, what did you need to do?)
Gave 160 acres of land for free to any male farmer if:
1. agreed to farm or cultivate 40 acres of the land they were given
2. build a permanent dwelling within 3 years.
3. Pay $10 for the registration fee
What did the N.W.M.P. transform into in 1920?
The R.C.M.P.
Where were the two hubs of the industrial revolution?
Ontario and Quebec
How many numbered treaties were created?
11