Confederation
Which Minister of the Interior was responsible for the "Last Best West" immigration campaign
Who is Clifford Sifton
The founder of a Major Department store and Mail-order Catalogue
Who is Timothy Eaton
This individual founded the car company that became General Motors of Canada.
Who is Sam McLaughlin
The British monarch during much of Canada’s early development, including Confederation in 1867. Canada remained part of the British Empire under her rule.
Who is Queen Victoria
American inventors who built the first successful powered airplane in 1903. What were their names?
Who are the Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbor
The Term "Free Trade with the United States" referring to in the context of the 1911 election between Wilfred Laurier and Robert Borden
What is Reciprocity
This group that fought to ban alcohol to protect families
What is the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
This individual created a new agricultural protect that ripened earlier than other varieties, resisted disease better, and produced high-quality flour.
Who is Charles Saunders and What is Marquis Wheat
The type of ship was made during the 1910 Naval Race?
How many did Canada have and what was our navy called?
What is the Dreadnaught, What is the "Tin Pot Navy (3)
The group that fought to ban alcohol to protect families
What is the Womens Christian Temperance Union
This mode of transportation connected Canadas East with Canadas West
What is the Canadian Pacific Railway
This Indigenous athlete who won the 1907 Boston Marathon
Who is Tom Longboat
This Canadian-born silent film star who is also known as "America's Sweetheart."
Who is Mary Pickford
How did Prime Minister Laurier compromise with Canadians during the Boer War to help Britain
He sent 7,300 Volunteer troops
This group was specifically sent from Britain to work as farm labourers or domestic servants
Who are British Home Children
The first 4 Provinces of Canada
What are Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick & Nova Scotia
What is the Casa Loma? Who Built it? and what did it signify about early 1900 life?
- 96 Room Mansion in downtown Toronto
- Sir Henry Pellet
- symbolizes the growing gap between the rich elite and working-class Canadians. While some families struggled with housing, labour conditions, and poverty, a small upper class lived in extreme luxury.
Who invented the Airplane and who flew the famous plane as
- The Wright Brothers
- Alexander Graham Bell
- The Silver Dart
Why did conflict occur between Canada and Britain during the Alaska Boundary Dispute
The tribunal voted 4–2 against Canada, with Alverstone siding with the USA. This action outraged many Canadians who felt that Britain had betrayed our country
Who is Nellie McClung and what did she do for women in the 1900s
Suffragist, reformer, and member of the Famous Five. She campaigned for women’s right to vote and for social reforms. Her activism helped change Canadian law and society, promoting greater equality.
Describe the purpose of the "Last, Best, West" Campaign?
“Last, Best, West” was a slogan used by the Canadian government in the late 1800s and early 1900s to attract immigrants to settle in Western Canada. The government advertised free or cheap farmland to encourage farmers from Europe and the United States to move to the Prairies.
What did the Titanic symboloize about early 1900 life in Canada?
The Titanic clearly reflected the class divisions of the early 1900s. First-class passengers were extremely wealthy and enjoyed luxury suites, fine dining, and grand staircases. Third-class passengers—many of them immigrants traveling to North America for a better life—stayed in much simpler accommodations. During the evacuation, first-class passengers had easier access to lifeboats, and survival rates were much higher among the wealthy than among third-class passengers.
What is a Dreadnought and what does it signify about the Naval Arms Race?
The naval arms race before World War I was a competition mainly between Britain and Germany to build the most powerful battleships. In 1906, Britain launched the HMS Dreadnought, a revolutionary warship with bigger guns and faster steam turbine engines
The Britannia Symbol: Explain what this figure symbolized
- British control over Canadian politics
- British cultural dominance
- Rarely represented Indigenous peoples as equals
Describe the expectations for women in the early 1900s, and the types of jobs they were allowed to have.
few legal and political rights, expected to remain in the home, raising children and supporting their families, could not vote, hold political office, or access many higher-paying jobs. Employment for women was limited to roles such as domestic service, factory work, teaching, and nursing, often with low wages and poor working conditions