Effects on Canada
Name 2 ways how Canada was affected by the gold rush!
Economically, the population increase, making people more aware of Western Canada.
Fill in the blank! "The Klondike Miracle helped Western Canada grow its ____ and _____."
Fame and Population.
Name 1 positive effect it had on the Indigenous.
Some Indigenous people gained money from the miners.
When did the gold rush occur?
1896 - 1899
Where did the population boom occur?
Yukon Territory, Alberta, British Columbia and even Vancouver.
What province/territories did the gold rush affect the most?
Yukon Territories.
Name 2 negative effects it may have had on the Indigenous community.
The land of many of the people that live there was destroyed, there were new diseases introduced such as smallpox, were introduced to casual drinking and drunkenness and many Indigenous nations such as the Han faced drastic population decline. (Any 2 answers count)
How many prospectors came to the Klondike Region?
100,000
What are the effects on the local environment?
Caused massive erosion, water contamination, deforestation and loss of native wildlife.
What did the sudden influx of people cause in the klondike area?
Turned many of the towns into actual cities, and helped them develop overall.
What indigenous group of people received a decrease in population?
The Han.
How fast would people move from their homes to places in the river where gold was found?
A day's time.
What effects did the Klondike Gold Rush have on Eastern Canada?
made a small population decline in Eastern Canada
When were the Yukon territories officially formed by parliament?
1898
Fill in the blank "The gold rush caused many Indigenous community's ____ to decline"?
Population.
Whose family found the gold first in the Klondike river?
Skookum Jim's.
What caused the Indigenous population to decrease so drastically?
Displacement and/or new diseases being introduced.
What groups of people did the Klondike Gold Rush effect the most?
Miners, Indigenous people and immigrants.