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What was the most important economic actvity
Crop Farming
Where did lumberjacks work?
Loggin Camps
What was the main agricultural product
Wheat
Describe the Loggin Camps
Dangerous
Which problem or problems caused a farming crisis in Lower Canada
Overpopulated land and less fertile soil
and
Outdated farming techniques
What tasks did lumberjacks complete at the loggin camps?
Cutting trees
What measures were taken to solve the farming crisis.
Grow new and different crops
and
Increase livestock farming
Why were logging camps only active during the winter time?
Because The Lumberjacks were farmers and they worked the feilds the rest of the year.
What reason was Upper Canada Was thriving
Modern Farming Techniques
Land in the great lakes region (very Fertile)
A mild Climate
What order do you put these activities in?
a. Cut down trees
b. Transport the logs to a nearby river
c. Clear a way into the forest
d. Square the timber
c. Clear a way into the forest
a. Cut down trees
d. Square the timber
b. Transport the logs to a nearby river