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| Describe Canada’s economy at the beginning of the 20th century |
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| How has Canada’s economy changed in the 20th century |
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| National policy, developed secondary industry, manufacturing |
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| Identify the different types of industry and give an example of each (4) |
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Primary - lumber
Secondary - manufacturing
Tertiary - services
Quatrinary – information/technology |
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| What problems are faced by resource towns on Canada’s frontier |
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| Define Manifest Destiny and give an example |
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| The belief that it was the Americans god given right for them to have all land up to 54 40 |
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| Why was Fort Victoria established |
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| So that Canada could keep Vancouver island because it was below 49. For fur trade, and creating a boundary between the US and BNA |
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| What effects did the gold rush of 1857-58 have on B.C. |
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| Lots of people immigrated to BC for a short time |
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| Why was coal so important in the 1800s |
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| It was the most important fuel of the time, it powered many things i.e. factories and steam engines. |
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| Why was the Cariboo Wagon Road built |
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| To make it easier to get to the Cariboo gold rush – Barkerville. So they could control who was going into the interior. |
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| What effect did the US Civil war have on British North America |
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| Scared Canadians, made Canadians realize that Britain didn’t want to get involved. Made Canada unify for protection |
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| What were the problems of the government of United Canada in the early 1860s |
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| No one party could get enough votes to get a majority to get anything done. |
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| Identify the main political parties and define rep by pop |
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Parti rouge – Papineau
Parti bleu – cartier
Clear grits – george brown
Tories (conservatives) – macdonald
Representation by population – the bigger your population you had, the more representation and influence you will have. |
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| What was the purpose of The Great Coalition |
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| to create confederation and stability |
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| What was the purpose of The Charlottetown Conference |
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| first conference to pitch confederation |
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| What was the purpose of The Quebec Conference |
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| second conference to write out what Canada would look like |
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| What was the purpose of The 72 Resolutions |
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| how Canada will run its country; blueprint of Canada |
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| What was the purpose of The division of powers |
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| all the power will be split up |
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| What was the purpose of The BNA Act |
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| Unite Canada. 1867 – Canada becomes a country. |
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| What groups in Canadian society were largely ignored during the Confederation process |
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| Anyone who was not a WASP - First Nations, Métis, Asian, non land owners |
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| What province(s) joined confederation in 1867? |
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| Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick |
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| What province(s) joined in 1870? |
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| What province(s) joined confederation in 1871? |
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| British Columbia (united with Vancouver island in 1866) |
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| What province(s) joined confederation in 1873? |
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| What province(s) joined confederation in 1905? |
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| What province(s) joined confederation in 1949? |
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| What enticed BC to join Confederation |
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| The railroad and elimination of debt (caused by Cariboo wagon road) |
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| What were the terms under which the Metis in Manitoba joined Confederation |
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| Scrips- be given 160 acres of land per family |
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| How did J. A. Macdonald’s government respond to demands from Ontario Protestants that Louis Riel be dealt with? |
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| Dealt with swiftly and strongly, hang him. |
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| What happened to the Metis after the Red River Rebellion |
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| Who caused the Cypress Hills Massacre and how did the Canadian Government respond to the problem |
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| 1873 Nakoda FN's were attacked by American "wolfers" who were poisoning bison meat to kill coyotes and wolves 20 Nakoda first nations were killed, Canadian government sent paramilitary force to fix it. Paramilitary – peace making, police – peace keeping |
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| How were the First Nations peoples convinced to move on to sign treaties and move on to reserve land |
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| For survival, because they came dependent on the white man |
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| Why was it so important for Canadian PM, Macdonald, that a transcontinental railway be built |
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| Bring people around Canada, transporting goods, protection from the US |
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| What was Macdonald accused of doing in the Pacific Scandal |
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| Sir Hugh Allan gave money to the conservative party so they could win the election, and Macdonald agreed to give all the railway contracts to Sir Hugh Allan |
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| What problems did Alexander Mackenzie face in his term as prime minister 1873-1878 |
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| Identify the main components of Macdonald’s nation-building strategy. |
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Protective tariffs, increase immigration, Canadian Pacific Railway.
for more see pg. 197 |
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| Who were the main figures in the CPR company |
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| William Van Horne (builder), George Stephen (pledged money), Donald Smith (pledged money) |
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| What problems did Chinese railway workers face? |
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| Poor working conditions, dangerous working conditions, poor diet, low pay, discrimination |
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| What was the Canadian policy on Asian immigration |
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| Head tax, they were discriminated against because they were willing to do anything to earn money |
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| What geographical problems were faced by the CPR |
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| Rockies, lakes, Canadian shield, |
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| What were the purposes of the Indian Act of 1876 |
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| To put the first nations onto reserves |
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| What inventions in the 1800s improved transportation and communication |
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| Why did the Métis and Cree Indians rebel in 1885 |
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| Because they were not being treated properly. |
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| How did the Saskatchewan Rebellion justify the existence of the railway |
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| The troops got there fast to settle the issue, in days, rather than weeks or months. |
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| What were the results of the Saskatchewan Rebellion |
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| The métis were broken up, the last of any military conflict with any indigenous groups of Canada. Put a strain on French and English Relations (over the fate of Riel) |
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| Why did Macdonald not overturn Riel’s death sentence |
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| He’d lose support from the English. |
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| Why were the people of Western Canada so upset about the CPR’s “iron-clad monopoly” |
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| they had the monopoly for 20 years |
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| Why did Canadian taxpayers object to the CPR |
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| Because their taxes went up and they saw no purpose of it. |
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| What was Laurier’s decision in the Manitoba Schools Question? |
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| Compromise, 30 minutes of French at the end of the day if they had 10 French students. |
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| What ambitious campaign was led by Clifford Sifton |
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| a person who believes one’s country is the best |
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