Important Dates
June 22, 2006
When did Stephen Harper apologize?
1900
When did Dere immigrate to Canada?
Police were given the right to arrest any Chinese Canadian who they thought was in Canada illegally.
What were the police given the right to do?
24 years
(Clue what came after the tax?)
How long did the exclusion act last?
1885
When did the Chinese head tax start?
$150
How much money did Dere's parents have to pay?
Sum of money that Chinese immigrants to Canada had to pay to enter Canada.
What is the Chinese head tax?
Not enough Chinese immigrants being discouraged from entering Canada.
1900
When did the tax get raised to $100?
Special School
People looked at him funny
Why did Dere feel sad/unwanted (etc.)?
38 years
How long did the Chinese head tax last?
Europe
Where did the Federal Government want more Immigrants from?
1903
When was the tax raised to $500?
During WW2
When did Dere Die?
Chinese Canadians could not Vote, practice Law or Medicine etc.
What couldn't Chinese Canadians do?
A larger group of institutionally racist policies
What was the tax a part of?
1923
When did the head tax end?
When did the exclusion tax start?
(both extra 100 points)
Dere's Grandchild
Who was there when Stephen Harper apologized to Chinese Canadians?
21 million Dollars or 1.2 BILLION dollars in today's money
What is the estimated amount of money the Canadian federal government collected through the tax?
Victoria's Crystal pool
Where couldn't Chinese Canadians swim?
LOL Congrats to whoever gets this
Good job you earned it!
I told you it was going to be hard! 500 hard