Immigration/Great Migration

When was the great migration?

1812-1850

How many immigrants came to Canada?

800,000 people

What was the push factor?

• lack of opporunity

• poverty

• prosecution

What was the pull factor?

• Cheap/avilable land for farming

• A healthier life

• Less of a class system

• Strong advertising in Europe

What backgrounds were these immigrants from?

• Upper class

• Middle class

• Working class

Why did the upper class want to come to Canada?

They wanted to rule

Why did the middle class want to come to Canada?

They wanted buisness opportunities

Why did the working class want to come to Canada?

• Wanted land to farm on

• Wanted to escape the rigid class system of europe

What did the immigrants find when they came to the “new world”

It looked a lot like the old world

Who was the land reserved for?

• Absentee Landlords

• Land Speculators

• The Crown

• The Church

What didn’t get built?

Roads

Why was there a problem with there being no roads?

• It made movement harder

• Made trade more difficult

• Made social calls more difficult