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what is False about the HBC?
The HBC wanted to Build a Colony called Hudson's Bay
Why did the HBC & NWC Expand West?
They Wanted to Reach More First Nations & Build More Trading Posts
Which of the Following Reasons is not why the Treaty of Paris was Important?
The Treaty Gave First Nations Land
What is the reason why the Quebec Act was Passed in 1774?
Assimilation of the French had not worked
What was the Name of the French Fur Trade Company?
The Northwest Company
What Job Was Not Created by the Fur Trade?
Factory Workers
Definition of the word Monopoly
A Company has complete control of a single resource
Which Battle did the British Win that Gave them Ownership of New France?
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham
Many countries were involved in the Seven Years War?
true, nations like India, Africa, France, Britain, etc. Were involved
France settled this region which was rich in resources?
The Ohio River Valley
Who was the Leader of Britain during the Seven Years War?
The Ohio River Valley
What was the name of the British Fur Trade Company?
The Hudson's Bay Company
Who Died During the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?
General Wolfe & General Montcalm
who were the voyageurs?
Metis Canoers who transported Furs from Trading Post to Post
Why Were the Acadians Deported?
They Would not Swear an Oath of Allegiance to the British
What is one of the Reasons the 13 Colonies Rebelled?
Britain was in Debt and Wanted the 13 Colonies to Help Pay
Who Travelled from the 13 Colonies to Canada during the Loyalist Migration?
Former African Slaves
Irish, English & Scottish People
Women & Children
What did the British Government use to encourage Loyalists to move to colonies like Ontario?
Safety & Land
Which Side did Chief Tecumseh Support during the War of 1812?
British North America
What is the Boston Tea Party?
A protest by the Patriots in the 13 Colonies where they threw tea into a harbor
Who is Laura Secord?
A Canadian woman who spies on the Americans during the War of 1812
What are the indigenous promised during the war of 1812?
They are promised a parcel of land for the Indigenous Peoples, but the deal dies with Chief Tecumseh.
What is the result of the War of 1812 for Canada & USA?
Canada & the USA decide to mutually end the war. Both begin to focus on expanding their nations westward.
What is the result of the war of 1812 for the Indigenous Peoples?
They do not receive their parcel of land and are gradually pushed off their remaining land by the Canadian government and the railroad.
The North-West Mounted Police
Protect our canadian border (49th parallel)
Gold rush – Canada wants to protect against in coming Americans
Protect the railroad
Who is Sir John A MacDonald?
-First prime minister of canada
-Wants to build railroag across canada
-He is in power for the creation of residential schools and the numbered treaties
How has Sir John A MacDonald’s image changed over time?
Good – first prime minister, railroad, helped build Canadas population
Bad - residential schools, numbered treaties, etc.
Why did Sir John A MacDonald create treaties for Indigenous groups?
Railroad – to push indigenous people off their land to build railroad
Assimilation – convert the indigenous peoples to Europeans ways
Chinese Labourer’s Head Tax
Chinese workers helped to build railroad, but their families were taxed high amounts to come into Canada. Only the chines’ had to pay this tax.
The Railroad & Reasons for its creation
Connect east and west canada together
Grow population of western canada through train trans
British Colombia – will only join confederation if the railroad is built
Louis Riel
Metis lawyer
Father or leader of Metis – political leader
Manitoba and Saskatchewan are created due to him
Good leader – lawyer, politics, non-violent, multiple languages
Exiled from Canada – goes to Montana, USA
Louis Riel is execute for treason – Thomas Scott’s execution
Red River Resistance
Surveyors from Canada come to red river – railroad
Metis set up provisional government and send list of demands
Thomas Scott is executed
Manitoba is created
Canada sends troops and riel flees to USA while Metis flee to Batoche (district of Saskatchewan)
Manitoba Act
Create the province of Manitoba
What is a treaty?
An agreement that brings about peace or strikes a deal
Peace – treaty of Ghent – ends war of 1812
Deal – Manitoba act – creates Manitoba
Northwest Resistance
Surveyors coming from Canada to coming from Canada to Batoche – railroad
Metis send for louis riel – provisional government and send list of demands
Canada sends troops – Metis winning the battle of duck lack but ultimately losing to the Canadians
Saskatchewan is created
Louis Riel is executed for treason – Thomas Scott execution
The purchase of Rupert’s Land and its influence on Manitoba and Saskatchewan provinces joining Canada
Saskatchewan provinces joining Canada
Ruperts land becomes northwest territories – Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Colombia, Nunavut, NW territories, and Yukon
Selling Rupert's land – created provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan through the Metis rebellions
Women’s Suffrage Movement
Woman rights – vote and become people
WWI – woman started to take over mens roles and led to the right to vote
Pink tea party – woman would meet to win right to be persons
Immigration & the 1978 Immigration Act
Goal immigration act – to stop discrimination against immigrants
More diverse immigrants from various nations
Point system for immigration
System used to rank immigrants based on age, education based on age, education, marital status, family status, skills.
Higher score, more likely to be admitted into Canada
Refugee status meaning
Person fleeing from their home country due to dangerous situation
War, discrimination, etc.
What is a skilled worker under the Immigration Act?
Has skills Canada wants – doctors, technology, skilled laborer's
The conditions under which Chinese railroad laborer's lived and worked in Canada.
Lower pay for their work
Dangerous jobs
Discrimination – treated, lived, etc.
Policy of multiculturalism – created by Pierre Trudeau
Multiculturalism
Recognized that it had diverse peoples who various religions, cultures, traditions, languages
How did urbanization of cities increase technology advancements?
Factories – made it easier for technology to be built and accessed
How did urbanization of cities affect rural/farming communities?
Technology took away some jobs of farmers
People lost jobs which led them to go to the cities for factory jobs
How has Canada’s cultural population changed over time?
Great migration – Ireland (potatoes famine), Scotland, China, etc.
Immigration act – stop discrimination and allow more immigrants in
What does a multicultural society mean to Canadians?
Diversity – freedom of religion, culture, languages
Events in order
fur trade
seven years war
war of 1812
confederation
metis rebellions
womans win the right to vote
canada is multicultural
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