Political and Legal Changes in
Canada (1850–1890)
Canada (1850–1890)
Many freedom-seekers fled to Canada, where slavery had been abolished in this year.
1834
The two major fur trade companies in Canada were the Hudson’s Bay Company and...?
the North West Company
This transformed Canada by introducing factories in urban centres and drawing people away from rural areas.
The Industrial Revolution
He was a Mohawk leader who worked with the British and helped secure land for the Haudenosaunee Loyalists in Canada.
Joseph Brant
This was a network of people and safe houses that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom in Canada.
The Underground Railroad
These laborers who built the railway faced harsh working conditions and were later subjected to a head tax.
Chinese
The Métis were the children of Indigenous women and...?
French or Scottish fur traders.
The decline of this animal devastated Plains First Nations and Métis communities, leading to food shortages and reliance on government rations.
the buffalo
She recorded detailed descriptions of daily life in early Canada through writings and paintings.
Elizabeth Simcoe
Confederation in 1867 was the result of negotiations between leaders from Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and this province.
Nova Scotia
This act of 1850 made it illegal to help enslaved people escape in the United States.
The U.S. Fugitive Slave Act
They were French settlers living in Nova Scotia who were expelled by the British in 1755.
The Acadians
Inuit involvement in this industry brought economic benefits but also disrupted traditional ways of life and introduced disease.
the whale oil industry
He was the first European to cross North America to the Pacific Ocean, helping Britain claim land in the west.
Alexander Mackenzie
The defeat of the North-West Resistance brought greater hardships for First Nations and ______ communities.
Métis
This act created a federal system of government, dividing powers between provincial and federal authorities
British North America Act
After this, tens of thousands of Loyalists moved to Canada.
The American Revolution
The gold rush brought many settlers to the region but disrupted First Nations communities and strained these resources.
Natural
He was the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada and introduced a law in 1793 that began the process of abolishing slavery.
John Graves Simcoe
She guided freedom-seekers through dangerous territory.
Harriet Tubman
This act of 1872 barred Chinese Canadians and Indigenous peoples from voting.
The B.C. Qualification of Voters Act
This was the dominant church in French Canada.
The Catholic Church
The Gold Rush in British Columbia began in this year along the Fraser River.
1858
He was a French-Métis fur trader who built strong trade relationships with the Anishinaabe nation.
Jean-Baptiste Cadotte
The 1880 petition by First Nations and Métis in this region peacefully demanded recognition of their rights
The lake Nipigon region