alex 7 gh unit 9+10 test Flashcards
Natural resources
Part of nature that people can use
In 1869 Rupert land =?
?= nwt
Began to mark the
usa-canada border
The nwmp b/c
Violence was common
Border was
- On the 49th parallel between Canada and USA-every 1.6 km they planted an iron post-every 5 km they planted a small mound of earth
Whoop up country was
Cypress hill in Saskatchewan
problems
Whiskey sellerswolfers
Whiskey sellers
usa ppl that want extra money -sell wiskey to fn ppl
wolfers
Wanted wolves so poisoned dead dogs to catch wolves
ppl who need police force built was
Jam
He made the
nwmp
nwmp would
-Made USA aware that Canada owned the land-protect fn and other groups from American ppl whop R mean-help newcomers adjust-keep peace -fn and new setlers
A group of ? were near 2 trading posts in cypress hill
?=Nakoda
massacre
-wolfers thought that they stole horses-nakoda camp was ambushed-36 ppl were murdered
The great march west
-Police went 2 Manitoba for training-ox carts, horses, wagons w/ them-food ran low, horses dies, got lost-once they got there 2 forts were made-fort MacLeod ,fort Edmonton
Role of. The nwmp
Make a life peace flu of ppl in Canada-enforce law-cleared out whisky traders-delivered mail-fought fires-helped farmers-fought in nw rebellion of 1885
Use the resources effectively in Canada nedded
NAME?
National policy
NAME?
Transportation policy
Build a railway
Immigration policy
Encourage farmers to move
Economic policy
Build a strong economy
Transcontinental railway means
A railway going across the country
y build railway
NAME?
2 options
Northern route Southern route
southern route was chosen b/c
NAME?
Building the line
-Private company build it-mostly Chinese ppl working on it-1 km of track cost 1/2 million dollars
Chinese workers problems
NAME?
weather
NAME?
Summer
NAME?
winter
NAME?
housing
NAME?
food
NAME?
wage
Very little and inexpensive for the investors
The last spike
November 7,1885 Donald Smith drove the last spike at Craigellachie in British Columbia
Land policy
Divide up land
How it was divided
-Divided into townships-Each township was divided into 36 square sections-Each section was divided into 4 quarter sections-2 townships were for schools-some for hbc-some for cpr
Dominion land act
Act making land more available
Who could apply
-any family -any male 21 or older-after 1882 women could apply too