alex 7 gh unit 10 test Flashcards

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historical perspective

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History is similar to your memory. It is the record of what has happened in the past. Without history, we do not know how things came to be as they are today. All events have their roots in the past. Things happen because other things have happened. History helps us to understand why things are the way they are.

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Why did people move to British Columbia?

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b/c they were promised fertile land

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3
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What happened in 1850 which changed the economy in British Columbia?

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Fn were mining gold for moany yrs then when hsbc set up trading post they found out about gold .many people heard about the gold then started the gold rush

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4
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What are prospectors?

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Ppl searching for gold

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5
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What was Governor James Douglas worried about happening?

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He did want the same thing that happened to California-lawlessness

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How did he fix this?

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He issuing licenses to miners and created a police force

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7
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What are magistrates?

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judges

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How did the gold rush affect the local First Nations? What was their reaction?

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Scared fish away – major resources for fn they stood up and said no but then they killed the fn for the gold

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9
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What was created in 1858 to bring law and order?

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b created bc in 1858 the bring order to the situaton

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10
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Where was more gold found? Why was this a problem? What was Douglas’s Solution?

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Quesnel River in the Cariboo Mountains

B/c hard to get supplies to camps so build a road

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11
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Where did the Cariboo Road eventually lead? What did this do for the town?

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Fraser River

It turned into a very big city

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12
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Although the gold rush only lasted until 1868, it had far reaching effects. Describe these effects.

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Victoria was turned into a big city
Newcomer’s stayed-built farms and houses and businesses
B officials started government
Fraser mills was created

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13
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Describe how the Fraser Mills Company helped create a town

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Needed ppl to work so ppl stayed to pop

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What was life like for the First Nations in BC?

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B4 the gold rush the fn fried to adjust –but hard. Did not understand way of life

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15
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What were the Douglas Treaties?

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14 pieces of land on Vancouver Island from the fn

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16
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Describe why there was tension and anger between the First Nations and The newcomers.

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b/c they got put on camps

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17
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Why was BC combined into on Colony?

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b/c it would cost too much money to keep them separate

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18
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Why were the colonists unhappy with Britain?

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b/c bc was in debt and was very poor

-spent too much money on the road

19
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What were the three choices of the colonists?

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Stay b colony
Become Canadian province
Join usa

20
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What did BC want in return for joining Canada?

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Canada to pay debt
Build a road from parries 2 pacific
Canada to pay new provinces every year

21
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What did Canada offer that “sweetened” the deal?

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transcontinental railway

22
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When did BC join Confederation?

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20 July 1871

23
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What FOUR factors made those in PEI change their minds? Describe in detail.

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Land question-absentee b owned land, islanders paid rent to landowners
Railway-give jobs and provide trade opp
Trade with usa-cant trade –no agree-so Canada was only choice
B w/no more cost-b wanted to not spend so much on running pei.canada no want usa to take over –so pressure from b and Canada

24
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What did Canada eventually agree to in 1873 concerning PEI?

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Pay debts of ppl
Pay BC money every yrs.
Pay cost of railway
Yr. round boat service
Give Pei 6 MP in hoc
Buy land from absentee in b
25
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What vast area of Canada was not yet a province?

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Manitoba
Mountains
NW territories

26
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What was achieved in 1897 in NWT?

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Canada buy Rupert’s land and hsbc

27
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Why did responsible government not seem enough for those living in NWT?

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Pop was growing

NWT should get same as everyone else

28
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Why was joining confederation different for NWT than for BC or PEI?

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NWT was already part of Canada

Problem was to become province or not

29
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What three things had to be decided before becoming a province?

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Of provinces
Division of powers and ownership of resources
Minority rights

30
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What were the two differing views on “one province or two”?

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Laurier-1 -2 large
-1 -2 powerful
-2 – Would support minority rights-education
Hualtain-2 –been 1 governt for long- why change

31
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Describe how the education system changed over time.

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1- Only catholic, francophone
2- 1875 catholic school allowed separate
3-1892english was language at school only,

32
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What compromise was reached?

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  • separate schooling

- still English

33
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What effect did joining confederation have on the local First Nations?

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Effect-govert sigh tree tee w/ FN – put on reserves, FN kids go to Canadian school
FN resisted assimilation

34
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What was the Newfoundland economy based on? Why did this become a Problem in the 1930s?

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Natural resources-fish, wood, minerals

Prices dropped – no money to buy-lost jobs

35
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What crisis was the colony facing?

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Colony was going to go bankrupt

36
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What happened in 1934? When did the economy get better?

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b-no more elected till good economy
nfl-b appointed would run till economy get good
get good-end of ww2 b/c Canada and usa need matt to build bases for ww2-econy good

37
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What alternatives did Newfoundlanders have?

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  • go back to colony status
  • leave commission the way it is
  • to become province
38
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What were positive benefits of confederation?

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Social services

Stable economy

39
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What happened on June 3 1948?

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Voted in a referendum

40
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What’s a referendum?

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Public vote

41
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What happened on July 22? What was the result?

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1 more public vote-results-join Canada

42
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What were some positive short term effects?

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Ppl got social programs-employment insurance, health care, old age pensions

43
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What were some long term effects?

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Fishing- down
Cod fishery- closed
Limit-seal hunt

44
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What was the impact on local First Nations?

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way of life bad-fight for cultures
Some gain recognition but most not
Communities recognised in act
Ppl formed associations for cultures and to claim lands