Early European settlers
A colony is a?
Settlement that is created in an area, but is controlled by a country often far away
What is a fur trade?
A fur trade consists of indigenous people trading goods
How many people people moved to western Canada between 1896 to 1914?
over 3 million!
Most English speaking Canadians believe Canada should follow?
British traditions
in 1788 100 chiniese labourers got sent to Canada to?
Build a railroad
The discovery of rich fishing grounds was great interest to many?
European
The European govt. was interested in exploring North America, but merchants were interested in?
North america's good's
Who did Clifford Sifton bring 286839 people of?
(who did he bring to western cananda)
P.213
farmers
over 3 million people came to Canada, but why?
Some came for adventure's , riches, or for some farmland
How many chiniese people lived in Canada by 1881?
4363
In 1534, where did France send explorer Jacques Cartier to?
North America
Many men from England and Scotland came to Canada to work with?
The Hudson bay company trade
A strategy to attract immagrants is to?
Make posters and pamplets
every Chinese immigrant had to pay 50$, this was increased to?
500$
Why did the Chinese come to Canada?
Canadian people offered them a job that is well paying and makes more money then their original job
because of the lack of accurate maps and that Cabot did not keep records, made it difficult to determine exactly where?
France and britain explorers had been
Ouendat of the great lakes area traded corn they grew for?
Furs
Sifton was interested in attracting American farmers but why?
American farmers have farm equipment and had money to start their farms
out of 9000 people working on the railway 6000 of them were?
Chinese
British Colombia passed on what act in 1872?
not letting Chinese people vote
Why did the European's come to North America?
They were trying to find spices but accedentially stumbled across North americal they called "the new world"
Why was the Fur Trade so important to New France?
Merchants were more interested in North America's Furs so by 1580 French mercents sent shi[ps to North America just to trade for their Furs
What was the message behind Canadas immagration posters?
Each one of them promotes something that attracts settlers
nearly 100 years later in 1858 many Chinese arived to western Canada in the area known as?
British colombia
what year did Canada let go of chinese exclution
1947