Unit 5
What were the light industries? And what industry led the others?
Clothing, textile, leather, and tobacco.
Food and dairy led others.
Why did women and children have to work too?
Because men didn’t make enough to support the family
Bonus. Men 7 to 8$
Women 3 to 4$
Children 0.25€ to 1$
What did steamships replace?
Big wooden ships that have sailed for centuries.
How many provinces and territories were there in 1905?
9 provinces
2 territories
T or F :Urban was less populated than rural?
True
A large part of the province’s trade and industry was in the hands of…
Wealthy English speaking businessmen
What is a strike?
A strike is all the employees have to stop working at the same time.
Name two reasons why trains were useful.
- long distances in short times
- all year long
- one of the fastest way to travel by land
The federal government was taking care of what?
taking care of all the provinces currency, post, trade and transportation.
Name two characteristics of a movie in 1905.
Silent
Black and white
10 minutes long
Short sketches or music was represented in between
Many were represented
Quebec’s power capacity encouraged industries, name me two of them.
Aluminium production
Pulp and paper mills
Group of workers decided to come together and demand for better working conditions. They formed workers association commonly called__.
Labour unions
I remained rare for several years, I replaced carriages and carts. What am I?
Cars
The Canadian political system is just like now, except of one major change. What was it?
Women couldn’t vote.
What was the leading agricultural sector?
Dairy farming
What was the foundation of all these new industries?
Hydroelectric production
What is a pressure tactic?
The action of forcing somebody to give in someone’s demand.
Around which year did the number of cars begin to rise?
1910
Who were the elected members who helped run the government. What did they form?
Ministers
The cabinet
Name three types materials used for hockey in the past.
Balls, rocks, frozen potatoes, lumps of coal
No gear
Sticks or rocks for net later on fishing net
French Canadians made a name for themselves in the business world. What type of medium sized businesses did they own?
Food, drinks industry and shoe manufacturing
The new type of workers did their under very __. the buildings they worked in were __, __, and __ .
Difficult conditions
Often in disrepair
Stuffy
Poorly lit
Streetcars were a __ in cities. First they were pulled by horses. The first __ streetcar appeared in 1890s. They were __ and provided more __ service.
Public transport
Electric
Faster
Regular
How did a political party work?
The leader of a party who got the most votes would become the prime minister or the premier.
Who is Marie GĂ©rin Lacoste Lajoie or Wilfrid Laurier?
One of the women to fight for women’s right.
first French Canadian to be prime minister