Chapter 9
What group of immigrants did Canada use to build the railway?
The Chinese
When did Alberta and Saskatchewan join confederation?
September 1, 1905
Who is Cliford Sifton?
Clifford Sifton was a politician who encouraged settlement in the prairies.
What treaty do we live on?
Treaty 6
Define Industrialization
Family operated production (like ) was replaced by large stem powered factories.
Why did the Government create the NWMP?
To: Manage whiskey traders, keep people safe, help newcomers, and keep peace.
Who was Sir Wilfred Laurier?
The First French Canadian prime minister who helped Alberta and Saskatchewan get provinces.
Why did Canada need Immigration?
Canada needed immigration to increase population and settle the west
Indigenous and the Canadian Government
Who where the main workers in factories?
Women and Children
How did the railway Impact the development of Canada?
The railway drove western settlement, grew industrial and agricultural development, and established vital trade routes.
Why did Newfoundland join confederation?
Were about to go bankrupt
Had three choices to join Canada, remain a colony with their own government, or have the British run their colony
Most choose to join Canada
What three areas did Sifton target for immigration?
The United States, Great Britain, and Eastern Europe.
What was the official language act about and how did it affect the people of Canada?
English and French became the two official languages of Canada and It gave Canadians the right to access government services.
How did the roles of women change in the 1900s and 1920s?
Many more women were hired To work in factories because of the war
How did the national policy affect Canadian immigrants?
The National Policy affected Canadian immigrants because it recruited them to settle in the west and help build the railway.
What were the consequences from Alberta joining Canada?
Gained services, were allowed to collect taxes, minority rights
How did the new immigrants improve life in the west?
Immigrants improved life in the west by creating more agricultural life and they built infrastructures like the railway to improve trade and transportation across Canada.
What was the time period in which the treaties were signed from treaty 1 to treaty 11.
They treaties where signed between 1871 and 1921
How were these factory workers treated, where they overworked, and has this treatment changed today?
Factory workers were treated extremely unfairly at the time, they were discriminated against and were overworked just to make a minimum salary. Today the treatment of factory workers has changed but still not enough for there to be equality to these workers.
What was the Great March West (NWMP),why did it happen, where did they travel from and to?
Due to the massacre of the nakoda peoples at the hand of American wolf hunters, the NWMP were sent from Manitoba to Edmonton.It was titled the Great March West.
What were the 2 of the main causes for BC joining Confed. and 3 of the main causes of PEI joining on Confed?
BC: Railroad, debts in end of gold rush, Fear of US takeover
PEI: British Landowners owned land, debts from building railway, Britain denied PEI from US trading, US takeover
How did Cliford Sifton's immigration policies affect the collective identity of the francophones?
The francophones became minorities. His policies encouraged more immigrants to come to canada
What were the First Nations thoughts/opinions on the treaties compared to the govn’t?
The government believed they had complete ownership of the land, and that the First Nations would be easily assimilated. The First Nations thought they would share the land and that their culture would be allowed to stand.
How did Child labour end. What happened that spread awareness of it?
People started interviewing children and took photos(injured) with a new technique allowing people to learn about child labour and the working conditions and stand up for children.