Terms 1
Assimilation
Means that one culture dies out because of the strong influence of a dominant group.
Culture
A learned way of life shared by a group of people.
The provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan are officially...
Anglophone
Why did the Canadian government want to sign the Numbered Treaties?
To gain control of the land and natural resources.
A formal plan of action to achieve a specific goal.
Active Citizenship
Being active in politics, government and community affairs etc.
Why was the Chinese Head Tax put in place?
To reduce immigration from China to Canada.
How did the ranching industry contribute to the Alberta economy?
- Led top businesses that processed cattle.
- Led to transportation businesses that moved cattle and meat products to larger communities to be sold.
- Cities grew up as centers of meat packing and cattle shipping.
- Profits were good-ranchers could afford to pay shipping costs and buy an equipment needed.
Numbered Treaties
The agreements between the Canadian government and the First Nations of the West.
Benefit Societies
offered a simple form of health insurance that helped members when they were sick and could not work.
What drew the Doukhobors, Mennonites, and Jews from Eastern Europe to Canada?
Free land and freedom of religion.
How were the First Nations affected by new settlement in the West?
Answers may vary... felt pushed out, Europeans brought diseases, buffalo had become scarce etc.
Chinatown
A community of Chinese immigrants that developed within an urban area to help reduce homesickness and assist in supporting newcomers.
Residential Schools
Schools that attempted to enforce English instruction on First Nations children.
How did the ranching industry develop/start?
The NWMP working in southern Alberta first pointed out that cattle did well on the grasslands of this area.
Why might their been misunderstandings between the First Nations and Canadians when it came to Treaties?
Language and cultural differences and barriers.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
States that al Anglophone and Francophone Canadians who live as minorities have education rights.
Chinese Head Tax
Why did the Canadian government start passing laws to keep Asian immigrants out of Canada?
- Non-Asians believed these people would not fit into Canadian society.
- Feared the different customs of the newcomers.
- Non-Asians were afraid Asian immigrants would take any available jobs.
Settled close to others from their homelands- comfort of having shared values and a shared culture.