Life in BNA
what were the atlantic colonies
newfoundland, nova scotia, newbrunswick, and pei
how was the province of canada created
by uniting upper and lower canada
what was the least populated colony in 1861
northwest territories
what was their cash crop
wheat
how did the irish lose all of their patatoes
from a disease
what were the central colonies
united province of canada, canada east, and canada west
how was the economy in the colonies
their economies were so diverse they could not see any advantages in such a union
what was the most populated colony in 1861
canada west (ontario)
people moved from the farm to the _______ to work in the factories
city
what was the great migration
between 1840 and 1860 tens of thousands came from ireland, england, scotland, and wales
what was life in bna like
there were a lot of separation and not much exeptance
what was the most populous colony
canda west (ontario)
before _____ there were more french speaking people then english in bna
1840
from when to when was britain having an industrial revolution
1750 - 1850
what were "coffin ships"
they were timber ships that many irish people died in on their way to canada
what was the north and the prairies
ruperts land, red river settlement, northwest territories
what groups were the majority
children were a mixed race of people who called themselves ______
metis
what caused the economy to boom again.
when britian and russa went to war jn 1854 its supply of wheat was cut off so the trade market was really high. the economy was booming once again!
how was the poor irishes boat ride to canada
it was not pleasant they had to travel in timber ships andthey were very crowded with not much ligth, food, water, or air and many of them died on there way over
what was the pacific coast
british colombia, and vancouver island
what problems may have created by uniting the wo colonies
the english speaking people in canada west wanted to dominate the french speaking people of canda east
the three largest groups were _________
english, french, and aboriginal
what caused the econimic bust
when many wheat farmers moved to the united states, timber companies shut their busnesses down and it caused an economic bust
why did african american slaves come to canada from the united states
to escape slavery and to look for a better life