Patriots and Loyalists
The people who were loyal to Britain and didn't want to fight were called ______
Loyalists
What is significant about 1867?
Confederation/Canada became a country.
What were the challenges of the gold rush (not city!)
No roads, long trek, frozen ground, limited opportunities
What is immigration?
Moving to a new country
Who built the CPR?
Chinese immigrants
What are the differences in land ownership in the USA and Quebec?
In the USA people could own land and in Quebec it was the French seigneurial system, meaning they had to rent land.
What allowed for the westward expansion of Canada?
Purchasing Ruperts Land from the HBC
What happened in Dawson City?
grew from 500 to 30 000, unsanitary, lots of diseases.
What is emigration?
Leaving a country.
What was the result of Canadian peoples' frustration about this?
Chinese head tax and then the immigration act
What are the differences for religion/church in the USA and Quebec?
USA- no one church. Quebec - paid tax and were catholic.
What was promised by John A. Macdonald?
The CPR
Who was impacted by the gold rush? What were the 3 main issues?
Han first nation. 1)Took land from them and brought alcohol 2)wrecked the environment 3)brought diseases that killed a lot of the population.
What is the difference between push and pull factors? Provide an example of each.
Push- a reason for someone to leave, Pull - a reason pulling someone to a new place.
What was the immigration act and who was affected?
Stopped Chinese immigrants from coming in but also allowed for deportation of other people. Black people were affected as well.
What were the differences with government in the USA and Quebec?
USA- Democracy. Quebec - positions were given by the governer.
What needed to be created during the westward expansion?
Between 1825 and 1845 more than half of all settlers were from where? Why did they come? What were the ships called?
Ireland, potato famine, "coffin ships"
What was the underground railroad?
network to help free slaves from the southern USA.
Who lived in Upper Canada? Who lived in Lower Canada?
Upper- British, Lower - French
What were the main push factors from Europe that brought people here?
WW1, overcrowding, religious discrimination
What are reparations and who was paid them.
Reparations are when someone makes amends for what they did wrong, usually paid to the victim. Paid to the owners of the slaves in the USA.