Chapter 9
What do lawbreakers mean?
A person who breaks or doesn’t abide by the law.
What lured many newcomers to Canada?
They were lured here by the promise of fertile land fit for farming in the vast prairies
Who was the person in charge of increasing population in the west
Clifford Sifton
What treaty is Edmonton in?
Treaty 6
what is a factory
a place where they mas produce large amounts of product
What was the job of the North west mountain police?
Keep peace around Canada and show Americans that the land belonged to Canada
When was confederation created?
1867
How was immigration advertised
- Used pamphlets posters and slogans
-Free land promises
-Focused on specific countries in which immigrants would help rural homesteading
-Brought foreign journalists
How many treaty are there?
There are 11 treaties
Why were children used for labor?
They were used for getting into small places and got small pay check
Why was the North west mountain police created?
Prime minister John A Macdonald was worried about the violence in the Whoop up county so he created a police force
Before joining confederation what did British Columbia want from Canada?
Wanted Debts payed off, Pacific railway to be built across Canada, and wanted yearly payments.
Why did many immigrants come to Canada
Free land, Job opportunities, Complete railway, religious and cultural freedoms were all pull factors that made people want to immigrate
What is assimilation?
When one culture dies out because of a stronger one
what is the age that they started using automobiles airplanes and factories
This was the industrial Revolution
What was the Whoop-up County?
It was a place where American whiskey traders came to trade for buffalo and furs although it was illegal to trade liquor. They also hunted wolves
Who was Wilfred Laurier?
-The first French Canadian Prime Minister
-Promoted western immigration which lead to the creations of bothy Alberta and Saskatchewan
-He authorized the creation of two new transcontinental railways
what are push and pull factors?
A reason to stay or reasons to leave europe
Define multiculturalisms
A diverse community of people because of immigration
What was the cypress hills mascre
The cypress hills mascre happened on June 1st 1872, when american and canadian wolf hunters slaughtered 20-30 nakoda in south saskatchewan. They thought the Nakoda had stolen horses. They ambushed them because of a false accusation.
Why did chinese immigrants come to canada?
The gold rush plus to build the railway (you have to get both otherwise no points)
What was the solution to countering assimilation for francophones?
making french american schools and french communities as well as making french a main language of canada