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How much money did it take to build the canadian pacific railway?
At the time it costed about 52 million dollars which is well over 1 billion dollars in modern day
WHO won the election in 1878 and brought the idea of building the canadian pacific railway into action?
John A Macdonald (conservatives)
What year was when BC and PEI joined confederation for the railway
1871
The CPR began expanding west from Bonfield, Ontario
TRUE
Approximately how many chinese men worked on building the canadian pacific railway?
Approximately 17,000 men worked on the canadian pacific railway/
WHAT was the CPR planned to be used for
It allowed the government to transport Goods and supplies keeping all territories connected while implementing taxes as a extra profit and to manage trading between provinces
What day did the last spike go into the ground officially finishing the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway
November 7th 1885
Chinese laborers played a significant role in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, particularly in the challenging terrain of British Columbia.
TRUE
What was the injustice of White workers and Chinese
Chinese were paid less and worked in harder condition with possible chances of dying while White workers directed the Chinese without risking their lives
WHERE did the CPR end
Around Ontario or Montreal
What were the Macdonald's national policies
Encourage Immigration, Completing the Railway, Implement Protective Tariffs
The CPR was useful back then but its useless today and nobody uses it
FALSE
How many chinese workers died because of the working conditions?
Between 600 and 4000
WHEN did the CPR start building
1881
How did the Canadian Pacific Railway benefit in war for Canada?
The railway provided transport for military and shipped a lot of supplies while transporting millions of passengers to safer areas also it. It was also used to transport bodies of fallen soldiers and was used to transport sunken ships parts and any memorials.
Rocky passage, a tunnel through Rocky mountains was named after a director that contributed to the building during the rough terrain
TRUE
Who drive in the Last Spike
Investor Donald Smith
WHY did BC join the Confedration
BC was in crippling debt and the government would absorb it if they joined as well as the promise of a certain railroad...
When was the Last Spike driven in (EXACT DATE)
November 7th 1885
The CPR received no funding from the government and John A Macdonald had to pay for it himself with his own money
FALSE