History Seminar

Upper Class

1

Define upper class

A group of citizens who have the wealth to sustain themselves with comfort

2

The upper class was officially recognized in...

1820

3

The upper class citizens mainly lived in... (2 answers)

Toronto and Montreal

4

Upper class was considered the top...

1% to 10% of people in terms of wealth

5

The upper class was made up of mainly...

Anglican British Settlers

Middle Class

1

Define middle class

Citizens who have the wealth to sustain themselves with stability

2

The middle class was officially recognized in...

1840

3

Middle class citizens served jobs like... (2 examples)

Managers and Accountants

4

The percentage of people in middle class

~40%

5

Middle class went through huge growth because of... (2 answers)

Industrialization and economic growth

Lower Class

1

Define lower class

the most destitute in the social hierarchy

2

The middle class was officially recognized in...

1867

3

Lower class citizens were also referred to as... (2 answers)

Urban poor and working class

4

The percentage of people in lower class

~40%

5

Lower class went through huge growth because of... (3 answers)

Industrialization, economic growth and Immigration

People and Minorities

1

Minority which was heavily impacted by the Indian Act

First Nations

2

He is commonly known as the richest Canadian ever (First and Last name)

Sir Herbert Holt

3

Two professions that were involved in the social hierarchy

Finance and Railway

4

Two examples of discrimination against the First Nations

Not providing work, living conditions, Indian Act

Low wages, reserves

5

Sir Donald Alexander Smith was a... (3 Occupations)

Philanthropist, businessman, investor

All

1

The upper, middle and lower class impacts Canada to this day because...

We still use the same social hierarchy

2

Upper class members had jobs in.. (1 example)

Politics, Business

3

What major event happened the year that lower class was officially recognized?

Confederation

4

How did the railway industry connect to all three classes

Upper class contractors, middle class supervisors, lower class workers

5

The year in which upper class was officially recognized, what happened?

Canada started to shift from fur trade and moved to factory labor